Fitness to practise reform vital to reduce stress on dentists
UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS believes patients and dentists will benefit if reform proposals from the General Dental Council are implemented swiftly, fairly and consistently.
GDC aims for “right touch” regulation
THE General Dental Council has recognised that greater clarity is needed in regard to the "serious nature of impaired fitness to practise" and that anything short of that should be dealt with using "alternative tools with the right touch".
Improved lung cancer survival
A NEW report shows a seven per cent increase in lung cancer patients surviving for longer than one year compared with results from 2010.
Final call for BMJ Awards entries
HEALTHCARE teams have just a few days left to enter The BMJ Awards 2017 – once again with headline sponsorship from MDDUS.
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