Changes to FP selection process
CHANGES are being made to the way medical graduates are selected for the foundation programme from 2013.
F1 doctors to work shadow
ALL doctors entering foundation training in England are to undertake four days of paid work shadowing, the Department of Health has announced.
New assessments for specialty register
DOCTORS looking to join the specialty register through equivalency routes should undergo a workplace based evaluation of their practice and a formal knowledge test, the General Medical Council has recommended.
Part-time trainees can do fewer tests
LESS than full time trainees will be allowed to complete fewer workplace based assessments each year, the General Medical Council has announced.
Cancer under treated in over 75s
UNDER treatment is a major factor in an estimated 14,000 avoidable cancer deaths in patients over 75, according to a report published by Macmillan Cancer Support.
Dentists prefer online CPD
A RECENT survey conducted by the GDC found that online learning is the preferred learning style of over half of dental registrants.
National conference on dental CPD
CPD in dentistry will be the focus of a national conference being held by the GDC on Tuesday 17 April 2012.
New gel shows promise for dental needle phobia
A NEW gel derived from a traditional plant remedy found in the Peruvian rainforest is showing promise in trials as a potent topical anaesthetic to prevent injection pain.
New NICE guidance app
A MOBILE app has been launched allowing users access to NICE guidance from Android or iPhone smartphones.
Significant percentage of bowel cancer rapidly fatal
Almost 10 per cent of bowel cancer patients die within a month of being diagnosed according to new analysis published by the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN).