Vignette: Innovator in palliative care, Dame Cicely Saunders
Julia Merrick recounts the life and career of this unique physician
Briefing: Can we reduce overtreatment?
A new campaign aims to address “over-medicalisation” and increase patient involvement in decision-making. But what does that mean in practical terms?
Risk: Free will in consent
Much has been written about the need to determine competence and what information a patient should have when providing valid consent to treat – but there is also a vital third element: ensuring free choice
MDDUS plays leading role in strengthening new GMC guidance
MDDUS is pleased the GMC has addressed its concerns on how “adequate and appropriate indemnity and insurance” is interpreted as part of the updated guidance Insurance, indemnity and medico-legal support launched today.
Child tooth extractions up by a quarter in past decade
THE number of tooth extractions performed on young children in England has risen by almost a quarter in the past 10 years, according to new figures.
Majority of doctors worried about future patient safety
ALMOST three-quarters of doctors fear their service may be unable to deliver safe patient care in the next 12 months, according to a survey by the Royal College of Physicians.
GP triage service for A&E
NHS England aims to have GP walk-in triage services in all hospital A&Es by next Christmas to address increasing demand, according to chief executive Simon Stevens.
Junior doctors urged to raise training concerns
JUNIOR doctors are being urged by the General Medical Council to report concerns with their training programme.
Dentistry and medicine top for ethnic diversity
DENTISTRY is the second most ethnically diverse occupation in England and Wales, with medicine in fourth place.
Mandatory NHS service proposed
A CONSULTATION from the Department of Health is proposing a requirement for newly trained doctors in England to work a minimum term of possibly over five years in the NHS.