RCPE Welcomes Scottish Government Action To End Hospital Bed Cuts

RCPE Press Release

25 April 2012

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RCPE WELCOMES SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT ACTION TO END HOSPITAL BED CUTS

Commenting on a report in this morning’s The Herald newspaper [1] that the Scottish Government would appear to have recognised the need to stop reducing the number of hospital beds in Scotland, Dr Neil Dewhurst, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said,

Doctors Warn Over-Occupancy of Hospital Beds is Becoming Main Cause of Norovirus: Hand-Cleaning Alone is Not Effective

RCPE Press Release

28 March 2013

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DOCTORS WARN OVER-OCCUPANCY OF HOSPITAL BEDS IS BECOMING MAIN CAUSE OF NOROVIRUS: HAND-CLEANING ALONE IS NOT EFFECTIVE

Commenting on the Health Protection Scotland audit on infection control published today [1], Dr Neil Dewhurst, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, said,

Reducing ward moves

Scottish Government/RCPE Press Release

14 December 2012

Reducing ward moves

Plans to reduce ‘boarding’ in Scotland’s hospitals

A plan has been put in place to address unnecessary patient moves in hospitals.

A new collaborative work programme between the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) and NHS Scotland will address the practice – known as ‘boarding’.

Revalidation Starts

Revalidation comes into effect today. This is the process by which all doctors in the UK who are licensed with the General Medical Council (GMC) will regularly be required to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise. Between December 2012 and March 2013 all licensed doctors will receive notification of their revalidation date from the GMC. Every licensed doctor will revalidate for the first time between December 2012 and March 2018.