Royal college

• Securing the reluctant assent of general practitioners (GPs) was one of Labour health minister Nye Bevan’s most difficult tasks in founding the NHS by July 5 1948.
• Bevan’s eventual compromise with the doctors’ union representing GPs, the British Medical Association (BMA), still casts its shadow over health services today.
• Bevan became minister on August 5 1945, inheriting a legacy of attempts to create a health service during the second world war.
• These different groups of doctors were the hospital specialists and consultants, local authority medical officers and GPs.

Troublesome

• While Bevan bought hospital specialists and consultants and sold out the ideals of local authority medical officers, GPs remained troublesome throughout negotiations, right up to the day the NHS began.
• GPs remained independent doctors who ran their own surgeries, maintaining their own list of patients.
• Poor pay from the 1911 reforms meant lists were bloated for GPs to remain afloat, especially in deprived areas.
• Together, these last-minute concessions meant the NHS launched to much fanfare in Park Hospital, Trafford, by Bevan on July 5 1948.

Legacy

• Despite recurrent rounds of reforms over the intervening decades, GPs remain mostly independent doctors contracted to provide certain services rather than salaried workers.
• Despite these losses, the basic professional model that GPs fought hard to retain in 1948 – one dating back to 1911 – remains recognisable today.

Michael Lambert has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and National Institute for Health Research.

• NORWOOD, Mass., Feb. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP) (“Corbus” or the “Company”), a precision oncology company with a diversified portfolio, today announced the appointment of Dr. Dominic Smethurst, MA MRCP, as the Company’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
• Additionally, Dr. Smethurst will help guide strategic development of CRB-913, the Company’s highly peripherally restricted CB1 inverse agonist for the treatment of obesity.
• “We are pleased to welcome Dominic to the Corbus team and look forward to benefitting from his experience in developing novel oncology therapeutics including ones that specifically target Nectin-4", said Yuval Cohen, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Corbus.
• Previously, Dr. Smethurst worked as a consultant advising biopharma companies, providing guidance on clinical development strategies and licensing projects.

• To help support and retain members of the nursing workforce, today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada's Minister of Health joined Dr. Leigh Chapman, Canada's Chief Nursing Officer at Trillium Health Partners, Credit Valley Hospital, to announce the release of the Nursing Retention Toolkit: Improving the Working Lives of Nurses in Canada to help improve the working lives of nurses.
• The toolkit will be shared widely throughout Canada's health care system- including with nurses, nursing employers, and health authorities across the country.
• As a resource created by nurses and for nurses, the toolkit is the result of a collaborative effort with the nursing community which shares the federal government's commitment to improve nursing retention in Canada.
• Category-based selection allows Canada to issue invitations to apply to prospective permanent residents with specific work experience, including in health care.

• Colleen Carroll, Occupational Therapy Director at Gateways Mental Health Center and Hospital, expressed enthusiasm about the sensory room's impact, stating, "Gateways prioritizes resources that prioritize our clients' well-being.
• Guided by Gateways' mental health professionals, clients can customize their sensory experiences by adjusting lighting, sound, and tactile elements, granting them autonomy over their care.
• "This grant empowers us to redefine acute mental health care by providing a safe, engaging experience for our clients," said Dr. Wong.
• "Gateways' Sensory Room sets a new standard for patient-centered care, aligning with our mission to empower individuals in their mental health journey."