hcsa news

News for and about HCSA members.

Pay Awards - an HCSA comment

Amid all the talk of “three year deals” and “increases of around 8%” in the Health Service, it is important to not lose sight of the fact that there are separate offers to distinct NHS staff groups. Read more >
16 April 2008

Accountability

Proceedings at the HCSA Council in Bristol last month were dominated by the topic of accountability. Read more >
08 April 2008

The President Urges Members to "Stand Together"

HCSA President, Mr. Christopher Welch, welcomed delegates to the 28th March 2008 meeting of Council with a wide ranging and challenging address. Here is an extract of the key points he made:- Read more >
08 April 2008

Council welcomes the Patients Association

Vanessa Bourne, Head of Special Projects at the Patients Association, addressed Council offering a view of Hospital Consultants from the perspective of their patients. It was interesting to see how the views of patients were not necessarily the same as those that Government would have us all believe! Read more >
08 April 2008

A Sad Loss

A black “mourning border” on its front page in December marked the death of “Hospital Doctor”. Read more >
04 February 2008

Tell the GMC

The GMC have advised of a consultation process they are undertaking on the current GMC guidance on confidentiality. A review has begun and a working group overseeing the matter has issued a call for groups and individuals, whether professional, public or patient orientated, to answer a set of questions designed to clarify views about the existing guidance and to identify where the biggest challenges lie for Doctors in balancing respect for patients and information sharing. Read more >
01 February 2008

Golf Trophy

The annual HCSA Stephen Charkham Trophy golf tournament will be held on the morning of Thursday June 19th 2008, the day before the June HCSA Council. Read more >
01 February 2008

A tale of two reviews

Lord Darzi and Sir John Tooke have been reviewing. HCSA has been contributing Read more >
01 February 2008

Your legal insurance: the facts

When doctors apply to the HCSA we provide details of what are available as benefits of membership. One such benefit is that all HCSA members are covered under a legal insurance scheme which provides free legal services up to £25,000. It may well be that members’ first consideration when faced with the prospects of litigation is to turn to their household insurance policy as this might also provide alternative cover for their circumstances. Read more >
01 February 2008

Your personal assistant

The HCSA is about to launch a campaign to attract new members. Its slogan emphasises that the Association provides individual help for its members and this article reflects that theme. Read more >
01 February 2008

'New grade' threat

HCSA has become aware of Trusts around the country beginning to tackle the issue of the next intake of junior doctors this coming August. It is becoming evident that there will be a shortfall in numbers that will require alternative arrangements for out-of-hours cover. Some Trusts have proposed a solution by creating new Consultant positions that are resident out-of-hours covering weekends and weekday evenings. Read more >
01 February 2008

HCSA News January 2008

HCSA News January 2008 is now available as a Acrobat file. Read more >
01 February 2008