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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
DH "breached Data Protection Act by refusing to reveal MTAS scores"
No news yet on the judicial review - a ruling is now expected on Wednesday - but the Information Commissioner has ruled that the Department of Health has breached the law by refusing to reveal MTAS scores to junior doctors. The DH claimed that it was exempt because MTAS was a form of examination, but the Commissioner says that the "results" have already been published by giving doctors interviews, so the DH "should now take steps to respond to all subject access requests". (Independent)
The Remedy UK website has a press release summarising last week's judicial review, and confirmation that the ruling is expected on Wednesday 23rd May.
A group of doctors have published a Comment in the Lancet claiming that doctors' careers could be irreparably damaged by MTAS, and patients put at risk by the August 1st changeover. It is accompanied by polls expressing low confidence in MMC and one poll in which 80% of respondents want the August 1 changeover postponed. Meanwhile, James Johnson, who resigned as BMA chair yesterday, has commented on anxiety in the BMA council about the approach of Remedy UK. (MedicalNewsToday, E-Health Insider)
The BMA are writing to Patricia Hewitt outlining urgent steps to be taken to resolve the MTAS situation, including guarantees of employment, bursaries, a more transparent process, a doctor-led group to design the future of training, and greater training flexibility.
The BMJ questions how the government could have got the numbers of posts wrong.
And away from MTAS, a surgical SHO writes for BMJ Career Focus about balancing fatherhood with a surgical career. A registrar advises on choosing your specialty foundation training. And BMJCF also explains the calculation of consultant pensions.
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The Remedy UK website has a press release summarising last week's judicial review, and confirmation that the ruling is expected on Wednesday 23rd May.
A group of doctors have published a Comment in the Lancet claiming that doctors' careers could be irreparably damaged by MTAS, and patients put at risk by the August 1st changeover. It is accompanied by polls expressing low confidence in MMC and one poll in which 80% of respondents want the August 1 changeover postponed. Meanwhile, James Johnson, who resigned as BMA chair yesterday, has commented on anxiety in the BMA council about the approach of Remedy UK. (MedicalNewsToday, E-Health Insider)
The BMA are writing to Patricia Hewitt outlining urgent steps to be taken to resolve the MTAS situation, including guarantees of employment, bursaries, a more transparent process, a doctor-led group to design the future of training, and greater training flexibility.
The BMJ questions how the government could have got the numbers of posts wrong.
And away from MTAS, a surgical SHO writes for BMJ Career Focus about balancing fatherhood with a surgical career. A registrar advises on choosing your specialty foundation training. And BMJCF also explains the calculation of consultant pensions.
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