2001 - About the BMA
Regulating doctors and medical practice: Systems for monitoring performance (England), December 2001
The BMA is calling for a review of the numerous inspection mechanisms to see if they can be rationalised to avoid overlap and duplication. This factsheet explains just some of the many performance and regulatory measures in place for England.The changing face of medicine: Consent to treatment, November 2001
The changing face of medicine Consent to treatment: doctors’ and patients’ concerns Doctors’ relationships with their patients are built on trust. Gaining a patient’s consent for treatment is oneThe changing face of medicine: today's doctors, July 2001
There are around 90,000 doctors working in the NHS in England. Over the last 10 years there has been a marked shift in the ratio between men and women doctors and in the specialties they choose.The changing face of medicine: New systems for monitoring performance, July 2001
The Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry was established under Professor Ian Kennedy to examine the provision of paediatric heart surgery at the BRI between 1984 and 1995 and to draw lessons for the wider NHS. The Inquiry was conducted against a backdrop of rapid change in the systems for monitoring the performance of doctors and hospitals. This fact sheet provides an overview of recent developments.