Substandard RCT alleged
...Dr N is alleged to have failed to clean/fill the patient’s root canals at UR8 to an appropriate standard and had to ask for help during the treatment...
Eye test error
...Dr B is accused of failing to fully explain the consequences of the test scores and is held responsible for the patient's loss of income during the period his licence was revoked...
Burnout is also a patient safety issue
THERE is well-established evidence of a causal relationship between reduced wellbeing of clinicians and patient safety risks within secondary care – and a recent study suggests the same is true in primary care.
Don't believe the hype
Dental business coach Alun Rees offers practical advice on avoiding the pitfalls of embracing new products
Employment law: Digital footprints
Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald urges caution in using Google to assess potential job applicants
'Bigging up' the CV
It may be tempting to stretch the truth in CVs, job applications and interviews – but the consequences can be severe
The gold standard
Dentists may believe that indemnity and insurance products are all the same – but there are some crucial differences
Campaign to support reflective practice
NEW guidance and resources have been published in a bid to encourage doctors, dentists and other clinicians to take part in reflective practice.
MDDUS welcomes GMC Fair to refer? report
Responding to today’s published GMC report Fair to Refer?, commissioned by the regulator to investigate the disproportionate number of referrals of BAME doctors to the GMC, MDDUS medical adviser Dr Susan Gibson-Smith said:
RCGP responds to “hurtful” insinuation of possible GP fraud
AN announcement that the NHS Counter Fraud Authority will be investigating GPs in England in regard to so-called "ghost patients" on practice lists has prompted a sharp response from the RCGP.