18 April 2011 - BMA tells government that further sharp increases in the amount doctors have to pay for their pensions are unnecessary and may result in many retiring early.
17 April 2011 - GMC seeks views on its plans to establish the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service which would take responsibility for running hearings and for the decisions panels make.
16 April 2011 - Patients and health professionals are being asked for their views on tough guidelines for doctors treating athletes who they suspect may be taking banned performance-enhancing drugs.
15 April 2011 - GMC launches new appraisal guidance for revalidation setting out how doctors can show that they are meeting the professional standards on which good practice is founded.
13 April 2011 - Nursing and Midwifery Council reports that it has experienced a record year on year increase in the number of complaints against nurses and midwives.
