Without a focus on patient safety doctors risk regulatory action
Wes Streeting right to call for patient safety to be prioritised over meeting targets, says doctors’ organisation
MDDUS responds to increase of the Personal Injury Discount Rate
Responding to the announcement, Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of MDDUS, said:
“The decision to increase the personal injury discount rate is a welcome step forward from the disproportionately low figure currently in place."
MDDUS comments on BMA survey revealing cost-of-living crisis among junior doctors
MDDUS Head of Medical Division Dr Naeem Nazem said a tired doctor with worries about their finances is a doctor with increased risk of making mistakes.
MDDUS responds to latest BMA report
MDDUS Chief Executive Chris Kenny said UK doctors must have access to safe, comfortable rest facilities at work.
MDDUS welcomes government commitment to action on James report
MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny welcomes the government's commitment to action on the James report into disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
Prioritise doctors’ wellbeing and training in Covid-19 recovery planning
Doctors’ wellbeing and workplace culture must be put at the heart of healthcare recovery planning in 2022, according to MDDUS.
MDDUS extends free membership and support again for six months
MDDUS has extended again its offer of free membership to retired doctors who return to work during the pandemic.
MDDUS to recruit new non-executive directors
MDDUS will be recruiting two new non-executive directors to join our Board in 2021.
Seasonal gifts from patients
It’s a common dilemma for clinicians – when are "tokens of gratitude" more than just that and is it ever really okay to accept a gift from a patient?
Insight Dental Q4 2020
In this issue:
- Viewpoint: Covid-19 has caused regulatory corners to be cut
- Call log
- Advice: New CQC regulatory approach for dental practices
- Practice matters: Holiday quarantine
- Good record keeping essential with remote consulting
- Risk: Domestic abuse and remote consulting
- Profile: Riding the planet
- First person: A Covid journey
- THINGS DENTISTS SAY... “I can only do things one way”
- Professionalism in practice
- Case study: Debonded retainer
- Case Study: Broken file
- Case study: Near miss
- Wellbeing: You are not alone
- Ethics: "Know your place"
- Book choice: Dear NHS 100 - Stories to Say Thank You