Staff Grade Psychiatrist Opportunity – Darlington Salary of up to £75,000 p.a. Flame Care are looking to recruit Staff Grade Psychiatrists (Staff Grade Doctors) on either a permanent basis or for a sessional fixed term (pro rata salary) contract. This will be to work at a forensic secure hospital that provides high quality mental health […]

It may be freezing (yet again!) outside, but a little snow won’t stop the team at Flame Care bringing you our latest and greatest opportunities on this icy Monday afternoon! If you work within the Care sector, have a browse of these vacancies, one of them could be perfect for you… Nurse Home Manager Opportunity – Battersea […]

On 1st April 2013, CCGs (Clinical Commissioning Groups) will become key bodies in the NHS as a result of the coalition’s restructuring of the health service. Primary Care Trusts face abolition, and CCGs will decide who should provide healthcare for England’s 60 million patients. However, concerns have been raised after it was revealed in an […]

Following on from our earlier post regarding the moving of NHS medical records online, Flame Health have learnt that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that practices have until 2015 to provide online access to patient records, appointment booking and repeat prescriptions. Jeremy Hunt has said that, rather than increasing the workload for GPs, which […]

The Department of Health has indicated that prescription charges in England will rise from £7.65 to £7.85 from 1st April this year. This rise has been described as ‘deeply disappointing’ and heaping ‘unfairness on top of illness’. It has also been suggested that the rising cost of prescriptions will actually increase NHS spending in the long […]

The Department of Health’s planned changes to GP contracts has had an overwhelmingly negative response from GPs surveyed. 9/10 said  it would undermine their ability to offer good quality care 82% said they would have to make changes to working hours or employment 22% said they would have to make clinical staff redundancies 35% would […]

A recent report has revealed that most doctors surveyed do not support plans to move patient medical records online. The obvious concerns are for patient confidentiality and the safety of information published online, but could the benefits outweigh the potential risks involved? This idea has been described as a way to make the NHS more […]

As we mentioned last month we started to see a real surge of activity across the business and this has certainly continued throughout January. It has been such a positive month for all the Specialist Divisions within Flame Health Associates with us receiving a record amount of new vacancies and candidate applications. Even given the […]

From everyone at  Flame Health Associates, incorporating Flame Health, Flame Pharma, Flame Care, Flame Executive , My Flame and Flame Health Practice Sales we would like to wish all our Network a Happy and Prosperous New Year and we look forward to assisting you in securing a new position in 2013. In the last quarter […]

New Year, New You? Are you looking for a fresh start to 2013? Are you looking for that next opportunity? The team at Flame Health and Flame Pharma would like to hear from you so that they can get the ball rolling! Whether you work within Optometry, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Cosmetic Surgery, Private Hospitals or Healthcare […]

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a 12-week consultation on the government’s proposed changes to the GP contract, despite failing to reach an agreement with the British Medical Association (BMA). In this GPs are set to face a controversial new contract that will limit rewards for “bureaucratic tick-box exercises” and will require them to do […]

A report by Health and Education National Strategic Exchange has stated that extending GP training to four years will create a ‘sudden and significant drop’ in the supply of family doctors by 2018. The report comes as ministers consider the proposals for four-year training after Medical Education England gave the final sign-off to the RCGP’s […]

According to a report by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, more GPs should be available at weekends so the NHS can offer high-quality care seven days a week. The academy said GP out-of-hours services should be expanded so certain patients can be handed over from hospital to community care on any day of the […]

Flame Health Dentistry would like to make you aware of the new guidance in place set by the GDC for anyone employing trainee dental nurses or dental technicians. The previous guidance in this area was put in place during the transitional period for dental care professionals – meaning they could register with the GDC without […]

Flame Health Pharmacy would like to know the thoughts from Pharmacists. According to Dr Mike Dixon, Chairman of NHS Alliance, Pharmacists are more likely to get services commissioned from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) if they plan them with GPs. He states, “There’s much more that pharmacists and GP practices can do together” Do you agree […]