Doctors assisting in Cumbrian floods will be supported by MDDUS
MEMBERS who responded to the urgent call in Cumbria to help in the aftermath of the storm will have access to indemnity for this assistance.
Doctors assisting in Cumbria floods will be supported by MDDUS
MDDUS members who responded to the urgent call in Cumbria to help in the aftermath of the storm will have access to indemnity for this assistance.
Extended charges for overseas patients criticised
PLANS to extend charges for overseas visitors requiring GP and emergency medical services could discourage some patients from seeking healthcare and lead to increased administration and bureaucracy, says the BMA.
Don't face GMC complaints alone
Doctors facing a GMC complaint are urged to seek the guidance and support of their medical defence organisation at the earliest opportunity.
Lyme borreliosis – a tricky diagnosis
Dr James Douglas provides a useful summary of this rare but often debilitating condition
Root fracture
...the dentist extracts the infected tooth but no post-extraction radiograph is taken...
A tailored process of consent
The consent process must be patient-specific and tailored to the needs of each individual.
Cauda equina syndrome
Consultant neurosurgeon Robert Macfarlane highlights the need for early diagnosis and treatment to avoid irreversible nerve damage in cauda equina syndrome
Letter from the GMC
A GMC complaint is no reason for immediate panic. Here medical adviser Mary Peddie runs through the stages in an investigation
Drugs that will take little lives
Allan Gaw recounts the sulfanilamide tragedy of 1937 and the role of one young research scientist in our modern approach to the approval of new drugs