Congratulations to me, I’ve secured a GP training post.
No popping corks yet though.
You see, having successfully gained a spot to train as a GP, I have now been emailed by the Deanery, on behalf of the Royal College of General Practitioners, to ask me to take out a membership as a GP trainee.
Who remembers when NHS Education for Scotland tried to limit claims on study budgets?
Incensed, I wanted to know how much was being claimed by the same directors who wanted to cut back on doctors’ claims:
Time to talk about Goodbody Clinic. They offer various blood tests for cancers. Their “lung cancer testing” page, in particular, appeared in my Sponsored Links this morning. Let’s have a look, shall we?
See here for other articles on dodgy “MRI Cancer Scans”
Vista Health, another favourite. We’ve already covered the fact there is no such thing as a “full body cancer screen”, and how these types of screening-not-screenings can cause harm.
See here for other articles on dodgy “MRI Cancer Scans” or here for the series on “bad ads”.
These predatory adverts keep coming up: this one for Phoenix Hospital Group, offering “Full body MRI cancer screening”1.
A set of searches that I tend to undertake a couple of times a week.
All UK-based .org domains mentioning PAs in last month All .co.uk domains mentioning PAs in last week (excluding some news sites / forums) All .
Map of MAPs.
This is based on the MAPs Scope of Practice published by the British Medical Association.
Once responses start coming back, results of the requests will be plotted on a map, available for the public to peruse as they see fit.
Happy leap-year-day?
My attention was drawn to this piece from Full Fact:
So I sumbitted a request to the Australian Department of Home Affairs for the following information:
Number of General Migration (subclasses 189, 190 and 491) and Employer Sponsor Migration (subclasses 186, 187 and 482) visa applications lodged, granted, refused and on hand from 2013 to 2023 (inclusive), by year, for applicants with British nationality or applying from the UK, for Medical Practitioner ANZSCO 253.
This is in follow-up to the HSCS committee hearing, 16/01/24.
Original request, 16 January 2024:
I refer to your appearance before the HSCS Committee today, 16th January 2024, regarding the regulation and expansion of Medical Associate Professional roles within NHS Scotland.
This is in relation / follow-up to this Tweet, regarding PAs being recruited to supervise doctors at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness:
On 23/12/2023 the following request was sent to NHS Highland: