Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has delivered the first Mandate from the Government to the NHS; it sets out the aims and priorities of the NHS over the next two years including what every patient in England can expect from GPs, hospitals and the wider...
The report shows how changes to the population, increases in wealth and medical advances will increase pressures to spend more on health and social care in the future. The ageing population will also be a factor although – contrary to popular...
We surveyed our membership to ask their thoughts about a proposed new sustainability strategy for 2014-2020 from the NHS Sustainability Unit (NHS SDU). Here are our key findings.
This snapshot of our membership* illustrates an unequivocally high...
In response to the GMC's recent report into the state of training in emergency medicine, Dr Ruth Brown Vice President of the College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) and emergency medicine consultant at Imperial College NHS Trust emphasised how effective...
FMLM participated in two GMC consultations during the summer and early autumn, on ‘Developing a framework for generic professional capabilities’ and ‘Introducing regulated credentials’.
Our response summaries are as follows:
We support the GMC’s (...
‘DMS 20’ is a report published in 2013 by the Surgeon General. It is the result of a comprehensive review of how operational health care is delivered by the Defence Medical Services (DMS).
The report sets out a vision for what the DMS should look...
What is it?
Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for commissioning the education and training of the health service workforce in England. This has facilitated the creation of a budget ring-fenced for the training of the undergraduate...
The FMLM Board of Trustees has adopted the following code of conduct that all persons working in an official capacity on behalf of FMLM will adhere to, including Trustees, committee members and staff. This code is focused on the Nolan principles...
FMLM have published the second edition of the Leadership and management standards for medical professionals, first launched in February 2015.
The standards are articulated as a set of core values and behaviors designed to work across all levels....