Q2 2017
In this issue:
- Briefing: An endless weekend effect?
- Risk: Can reflective practice be “incriminating”?
- Candour and colleague concerns
- Doctor at the deep end
- Dilemma: How do I respond to a non-compliant patient wanting a repeat prescription?
- Is human tissue data?
- Ethics: Asking why
- Book choice: I contain multitudes
- Vignette: Sir Archibald Edward Garrod
New evidence on health burden of ageing population
THE number of people aged over 65 years needing healthcare is expected to increase by 25 per cent over the 2015 figure – possibly reaching 2.8 million by 2025 in England and Wales.
Thousands of undiagnosed AF patients at risk of stroke
UP to a half million people in the UK could be unaware that they have atrial fibrillation (AF), which dramatically increases risk of stroke, according to new estimates released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Hot weather increases risk of surgical site infections
PATIENTS are more susceptible to surgical site infections during the summer than in the winter, according to new research.
Obesity caused 5,000 bowel cancer cases in a decade, charity says
EXCESS weight caused almost 5,000 cases of bowel cancer over the past 10 years, according to Cancer Research UK.
Unwanted chemistry
...the patient says that he had detected some “chemistry” between them during the examination and he has seen her again waiting at a bus stop but was too nervous to make an approach...
Gift or abuse of trust?
IT'S a common dilemma for many clinicians – when are "tokens of gratitude" more than just that and is it ever really okay to accept a gift from a patient?
Sign up for new MDDUS webinars
Reducing risk associated with incapacity, new EU data protection laws and NHS Scotland complaints handling procedures are the focus of the latest MDDUS webinars.
Alcohol-related hospital admissions highest ever
HOSPITAL admissions in England due to alcohol are at their highest levels ever, according statistics published by NHS Digital.
Prescription history could aid cancer diagnosis
LOOKING for patterns in medication given to patients before they develop cancer could improve early diagnosis, according to researchers funded by Cancer Research UK.