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GMC sets mid-August licence-to-practise deadline

Doctors who want to go on working in the UK after November must tell the GMC by 14 August.

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BMA backs partnership incentives for practices

The GPC must negotiate 'new contractual incentives' to encourage practices to take on partners, the annual representatives meeting has said.

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Dispensing practices battle near-repeat pharmacy bid

Dispensing practices in Fife are battling an application to open a new pharmacy, weeks after defeating a near identical bid.

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Coverage from the BMA ARM 2009 in Liverpool

01 July 2009, 16:00

Wednesday, 3.15pm During the debate on out-of-hours care Dr John O'Driscoll makes an allegation about one particular provider that might...

 

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Liam Farrell: Reflex response of no great value

by Liam Farrell

25-Jun-09

In one of the Marx Brothers' movies - I forget which - Groucho is accidentally jostled by a lady. Read more

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Mary Selby: Even more dependable than bad news

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25-Jun-09

Public information is an extraordinarily unpredictable thing. Read more

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Chris Lancelot: Freedom to choose works both ways

by Chris Lancelot

26-Jun-09

How should we proceed over euthanasia and assisted suicide? Legislation on the latter is currently b... Read more

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