More urgent dental care slots could reduce A&E pressure
DENTISTS could help ease pressures on accident and emergency departments if more in-hours urgent care slots were commissioned, according to the British Dental Association.
Issue 18
In this issue:
- The good doctor - practical advice for trainees
- Taking the next step - from F1 to F2
- The art of reflective practice
- Patient-centric consent
- Career in histopathology: Detecting disease
- No longer a man's world - women in surgery
- Professional boundaries: A step too far?
- Case study: Surgical infection
- Book review: A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Career in histopathology: Detecting disease
Histopathology involves more than peering down a microscope…
Case study: Surgical infection
...Mr K's knee replacement surgery is a success but two weeks later the joint is hot and swollen...
No longer a man's world - women in surgery
Nicola Stobbs offers an insight into her work as a surgeon and the initiative encouraging more women to follow in her footsteps
Patient-centric consent
The updated approach to consent means focusing on the specific needs of the patient
The good doctor - practical advice for trainees
Do you know what it takes to be a good doctor? The General Medical Council has some practical new advice for trainees
The art of reflective practice
All doctors have to do it, but what exactly does reflective practice entail? Dr Greg Dollman offers some insight
Book review: A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie
Jim Killgore reviews the new book by Kathryn Harkup
Taking the next step - from F1 to F2
Get ready to transition from F1 to F2 with these practical tips from the UK Foundation Programme Office