Surgical infection
...Mr K later re-attends the district nurse and she phones Dr R to report that the knee is now hot and swollen and the sutures have burst in two places – but the patient is weight-bearing...
Off the register
A lapsed professional registration is not worth the trouble to you or your staff.
Appointment of MDDUS non-executive directors
MDDUS is looking to appoint two new non-executive members to its Board.
New risk webinars for 2017
RESULTS handling and information sharing agreements are just two of the topics covered in the latest MDDUS risk webinars for 2017.
Record keeping for hospital doctors – eLearning module
MDDUS has launched a new interactive e-learning module for hospital doctors on best practice in record keeping.
Subscription renewal guidance
WHEN you receive your annual renewal notice in 2017, it is important to note that the subscription has been calculated on the basis of the NHS post, private earnings or sessions that you declared to us at the time of joining or your last renewal (whichever came later). It is very important that you check this carefully and ensure that it remains appropriate for the year to come.
Proposed 'safe space' needs further work
MDDUS believes the proposed development of a 'safe space' to protect staff in healthcare safety investigations requires further definition as interventions which are high on rhetoric and low on detailed statutory and implementation planning run the risk of being counter-productive.
Significant drop in cancer deaths predicted over next two decades
CANCER deaths are expected to drop by 15 per cent over the next 20 years, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK.
Proposed 'safe space' needs further work before implementation
MDDUS believes the proposed development of a ‘safe space’ in healthcare safety investigations requires further definition as interventions which are high on rhetoric and low on detailed statutory and implementation planning run risk of being counter-productive.
Improvement in lung surgery survival
SURVIVAL rates for lung cancer surgery continue to improve as the number of operations increase, according to a new data.