My child, my choice
Allan Gaw recounts the famous Gillick case and events leading up to a landmark decision on medical consent in children
Enhancing your dental CPD
A new system for CPD was rolled out to dentists in January and here GDC policy manager Jessica Rothnie answers – why the change?
Multimillion pound payout for GP innovation
TEN companies will share in a multimillion pound windfall to develop new technologies aimed at easing GP workloads.
More detail on state-backed indemnity expected in May
GPs in England can expect further details in May on state-backed indemnity plans for general practice, according to an update by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the BMA.
Risk: Antibiotics - damned if you do
CERTAIN things are sadly inevitable every winter, including the increase in patients presenting in GP surgeries with sore throats, earaches, sinusitis, colds and other flu-like illnesses – but also the upsurge in demand for antibiotics.
Winter all year round
The NHS has faced unprecedented pressures this winter. Insight asks the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Tajek Hassan, what is needed to put the service on a more secure footing
New dental college nearing reality
THE Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP(UK)) is taking forward plans to form a new College of General Dentistry and pursue a Royal Charter.
Briefing: Can we achieve a self-care revolution?
EMPOWERING patients is viewed by many as a crucial step to delivering sustainable, personalised healthcare fit for the 21st century.
Elderly visit
...The GP mentions the option of full-time care for Mrs M in a residential care home. She overhears his comment and becomes very upset...
Safe delegation
DELEGATION utilised carefully and with due safety is a practical way of enhancing the delivery of care – but remember you delegate a task, not full responsibility.