MDDUS Student Facebook competition
CALLING all medical and dental students – 'like' our MDDUS Student Facebook page and you will be entered into our FREE prize draw to win £50 of iTunes vouchers.
MDDUS position on indemnity for healthcare students
MDDUS recognises that GP practices provide a rich learning environment for a wide range of student healthcare professionals, including medical students, student nurses and physician associate students.
GDC case examiners to begin work
NEW GDC case examiners will begin assessing complaints against registrants as of 1 November.
GMC pledges “light touch” to address unease among doctors
THE GMC has expressed concern at "unease" within the medical profession in its annual report on The state of medical education and practice in the UK.
Pressure to prescribe
...Even though she is not his patient Dr G agrees to write a prescription on his practice (NHS) pad for a short course of treatment...
Recording patient calls
HEATLHCARE providers are increasingly opting to record telephone interactions with patients - but it is important to be aware of data protection implications.
New guidance on surgical consent
NHS trusts face a dramatic increase in litigation payouts if they do not make changes in patient consent processes prior to surgery, warns the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Colleges list 40 treatments “of little or no benefit to patients”
A CAMPAIGN to improve communication between doctors and patients and cut overtreatment has published a list of 40 treatments that are of "little or no benefit to patients".
Call log
Call log - Issue 15
Diary
More random items of questionable relevance from the PM team...