Briefing: Update on state-backed indemnity
MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny offers an update and current perspective on plans for state-backed indemnity - and calls on Government to put more "meat on the bones"
Ethics: “Even nurses are not compassionate anymore…”
ETHICAL concerns can differ among professions and 'interprofessional ethics' demands both humility and “moral imagination” to understand the perspectives of other colleagues
Inherent risks in remote consulting
Online consulting offers real promise as a means of easing pressure on hard-pressed primary care services - but there are some inherent risks.
Sudden stroke
...Later that day Mr S collapses at home and is taken by ambulance to A&E with left-side weakness and severe headache...
Mobile implant
...The claim alleges failure to properly assess the ridge profile and need for significant bone grafting to ensure implant success...
Private hospitals ordered to improve patient safety
PRIVATE hospitals in England have been warned by the health secretary to “get their house in order and improve safety”.
MDDUS welcomes swift implementation of new discount rate
MDDUS has welcomed measures to ensure a new discount rate is implemented swiftly, following the latest reading of the Civil Liability Bill in the House of Lords.
GMC updates revalidation guidance to address concerns
THE GMC has updated its guidance on revalidation to address concerns raised in a detailed review.
Inequality gap in child tooth decay
NEW data in England has revealed an almost 10-fold difference between some local authorities in the prevalence of child tooth decay.
No exemption for dental practices on need for data protection officer
THERE will be no exemption for dental practices in the requirement for all UK primary care providers to have a dedicated data protection officer (DPO).