Charlie Massey gave oral evidence to the Health Select Committee today as part of the Committee’s ongoing questions on the ramifications of Brexit for health and social care. ‘We are clear that the registration of EEA physicians presently on our register will be untouched by the UK’s departure from the EU. Nevertheless we recently surveyed over 2,000 EEA medical professionals practising in the UK and they have told us that their future status here is a genuine concern. It’s deeply stressing that some are considering leaving the UK in the next few years. If they leave this would have a major influence on patient care and would position the remainder of the UK medical occupation under even greater pressure. ‘Brexit strengthens the case for reforming expert policy, as it supplies a chance to make progr …
General Medical Council Reacting to the letter from NHS Clinical Commissioners requiring the GMC, Department of Health and NHS England to remove the present barriers preventing the ‘off-licence’ usage of Avastin, Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council, said: ‘We have simply received the letter from NHS Medical Commissioners in England which we will now reflect upon and respond to soon. ‘However, in the meantime, as our assistance explains, we support the efficient use of NHS resources and we are considerate to the argument that a much better service has to be discovered for making use of Avastin in the treatment of damp age-related macular degeneration (AMD). If it were simply a matter of changing GMC assistance to allow doctors to recommend a cheaper but equally safe …
MBBS Students in different medical colleges around the nation are ravaged after getting Medical Council of India notices asking them to vacate their seats. They allege they have been misdirected by their colleges. Himanshu Mishra, 25, is among the 519 students who received discharge notices from MCI. An MBBS student in a college near Lucknow since October 7, 2016, he got the admission cancellation notification on January 27 this year. “& ldquo; I am not qualified for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) due to the fact that the federal government has fixed 25 years as the upper age to appear in NEET,” & rdquo; he says. Komal, 21, from Agra too is heartbroken after losing her seat. “& ldquo; Why is MCI doing something about it against just us? Why has no action been taken against colleges that played with our career …
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