Dental patients resort to A&E
THE cost of dental patients attending for treatment at hospital A&Es could be ten times government estimates, according to new research.
GDC to “support and empower” dental profession
PREVENTION will form the focus of activity at the General Dental Council as the regulator promises a system that is fairer for dental professionals and safer for patients.
GPs not best placed in A&E, says RCGP
PROPOSALS to place GPs in emergency departments to treat patients with minor illnesses could actually increase pressure on A&E services.
Surgical infection
...Mr K later re-attends the district nurse and she phones Dr R to report that the knee is now hot and swollen and the sutures have burst in two places – but the patient is weight-bearing...
Off the register
A lapsed professional registration is not worth the trouble to you or your staff.
Proposed 'safe space' needs further work
MDDUS believes the proposed development of a 'safe space' to protect staff in healthcare safety investigations requires further definition as interventions which are high on rhetoric and low on detailed statutory and implementation planning run the risk of being counter-productive.
Significant drop in cancer deaths predicted over next two decades
CANCER deaths are expected to drop by 15 per cent over the next 20 years, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK.
Appointment of MDDUS non-executive directors
MDDUS is looking to appoint two new non-executive members to its Board.
New risk webinars for 2017
RESULTS handling and information sharing agreements are just two of the topics covered in the latest MDDUS risk webinars for 2017.
Record keeping for hospital doctors – eLearning module
MDDUS has launched a new interactive e-learning module for hospital doctors on best practice in record keeping.