Politics, power and puberty blockers: the trans row dividing the BMA - from Hannah Barnes thetimes.com/article/e0279f…

Lots of news from the #ESCCongress this morning - this from Kate Pickles Daily Mail Online dailymail.co.uk/health/article…

Interesting figures

Government has scrapped one word ratings for Ofsted. They are currently considering doing the same for the NHS regulator the CQC, whose one-word (or 2 word) ratings were based on the Ofsted model. Could this be indication on how the CQC decision will go? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nineteen hospitals targeted for ‘urgent support’ before winter reports Matt Discombe for Health Service Journal hsj.co.uk/emergency-care…

Just a quick warning to our members, we have become of aware of an email scam with fake requests from our chair. We have reported. Just make sure any communication is from our official address before you click! 👍

Young adults with ADHD face two-year wait for treatment reports ⁦Eleanor Hayward⁩ thetimes.com/article/45e7de…

Pharmacist unable to prevent Costa Coffee allergy death due to EpiPen shortage coroner warns. Important piece from Kate Bowie⁩ chemistanddruggist.co.uk/CD138474/Pharm…

Retention a key issue in general practice. GP numbers down by more than one in seven in a decade, new analysis shows as outlined here by Rebecca Thomas independent.co.uk/news/health/gp…

One week to go until the MJA Awards. This is the highlight of our year and we can't wait to celebrate all our fantastic winners. As usual the shortlist is a strong one! See you all there 🍾🏆 mjauk.org/2024/08/12/fin…

Ockenden report: Disappointment two years into maternity care review at Nottingham's hospitals itv.com/news/central/2…

Reading reports on Grenfell inquiry. The findings on leadership, failure to listen, culture, focus on targets & mission policy drives like deregulation ....it's all the usual rotten stuff we find at heart of our public institutions. Anyone in NHS will see a lot they recognise.

Health Secretary updates MPs on Government and NHS England’s work to improve gender identity services & implement recommendations of Dr Hilary Cass’s independent review. Includes extension of puberty blocker ban to Nov 26th & review of adult services questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

GPs warned against using AI for complaint responses - @Elizagparr has the details for PulseToday pulsetoday.co.uk/news/workload/…

Excl: Nearly one in three temporary Black and ethnic NHS workers suffer physical violence independent.co.uk/news/health/nh…

Hospice to cut jobs and services over funding shortfall - new development after we revealed last week 5 hospices planning cuts bbc.com/news/articles/…

This has been coming for a while... Valproate use in men: as a precaution, men and their partners should use effective contraception gov.uk/drug-safety-up…

Bankrupt local authorities heap pressure on primary care, say GPs who are seeing the impact in their consultations. Excellent piece from ⁦Sally Howard ✍️⁩ bmj.com/content/386/bm…

'The share of the health budget going into general practice has bn gradually eroded...This is the opposite of what we should be doing if we are serious abt prevention' ANALYSIS Did the Programme for Government hold any answers for health and social care? heraldscotland.com/news/24566424.…

What will it take to fix pharmacy’s stubbornly unchanged ethnicity pay gap? Here, #CorrinneBurns & Dawn Connelly looked at #ThePJ's’s latest survey, which showed how #ethnicminority pharmacists continue to be paid less than their white colleagues pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/featur…