“Bad apples” and other perpetrators behind professional misconduct
AN analysis of professional misconduct among health and care professionals by the Professional Standards Authority has found that not all perpetrators are simply "bad apples".
Male dentists "over-represented" in FtP cases
AN analysis of GDC data has found that male dental professionals were more likely to have been involved in a fitness to practise (FtP) cases than their female colleagues, as were older (over 30) registrants.
Fast-track for breakthrough treatments
A NEW fast-track route for introducing "breakthrough" medicines and technologies into the NHS has been announced by the Government.
Diary
Diary Issue 17
Case study: HRT error
Medical case study
Employment law: Overtime and holiday pay calculations
Janice Sibbald reports on a landmark case establishing that voluntary overtime must be included in determining holiday pay
Risk: Prying into patient data
Alan Frame offers a reminder of the potentially serious consequences of prying into patients’ medical records without legitimate cause
Call Log
Call Log - Issue 17
MDDUS welcomes regulation reform consultation
The UK’s fastest growing defence organisation MDDUS welcomes today’s government consultation launch on reform of the regulation of healthcare professionals.
MDDUS urges Government to address rising clinical negligence costs
MDDUS is urging the Government to acknowledge the need for tort reform and set out a comprehensive plan for its implementation in order to address rising clinical negligence costs.