Dentists must use judgement in “unfamiliar territory”, GDC says
DENTISTS must use their professional judgement when reopening practices amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Dental Council has said.
NHS plan to boost wellbeing and slash red tape
A NEW NHS strategy aims to improve staff wellbeing and slash red tape.
Call to witness
Medical case study
Injection pain
Dental case study
Using chaperones in remote consultations
AN increasing proportion of consultations are being carried out remotely by video – but can healthcare professionals provide safe care to a patient requiring an intimate examination that would normally involve use of a chaperone?
GPs predict long-term COVID consequences
GENERAL practice is preparing for an influx of post-COVID patients who will require long-term treatment and support.
Book choice: The Remarkable Life of the Skin
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Lessons from a pandemic
Dr Allan Gaw looks back to the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak and finds some cogent similarities to the current crisis
Case study - Missed fracture
...Mr G admitted staff shortages led to him covering an area outside his sub-specialty...
Ten behaviours that reduce team risk
Senior risk adviser Liz Price offers advice on addressing risk as a team.