Gender reassignment should be initiated in specialist care
GENDER reassignment is a specialist area of medicine and treatment should be initiated in specialist care, says the Royal College of GPs.
BDA warning on over-the-counter teeth-whitening kits
TEETH-WHITENING products sold over the counter are often either ineffective or could damage teeth, warns the British Dental Association.
Progress on opt-out organ donation legislation in Scotland and England
A BILL introducing a soft opt-out system for organ and tissue donation has been debated in the Scottish Parliament and similar legislation for England looks set to clear parliamentary hurdles in the next few days.
New standards for end of life care
A NEW set of standards in providing end of life care has been agreed for GP practices.
Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice regulations
Responding to the enabling regulations to implement the Government’s plans for a Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice in England, Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of MDDUS said:
Ethics: Negotiating neutrality
THESE are divided times - and negotiating professional neutrality has hardly seemed tricker in this "messy fallible business of being human". Professor Deborah Bowman offers some insights
Blurring the boundaries
IT'S never been more difficult to judge when you may have “crossed the line” with a patient or colleague. Dental adviser Sarah Harford provides guidance
Strange changes
Adam Campbell meets celebrated writer and GP Gavin Francis
Less is not more when it comes to protection
GPs in England and Wales may believe that state-backed indemnity will provide all the help and support they need in facing professional difficulties. But what about all the things it won’t help with?
Risk: Ambulance on the way
REMOTE monitoring is becoming more common as healthcare technology improves and more sophisticated devices become available.