Call for pause in medical training reforms
FIFTEEN organisations representing trainee doctors are calling for a pause in a major programme of reforms to medical training.
Letter urges doctors to become GPs
A LETTER urging doctors to consider an “exciting” career in general practice has been sent out to more than 20,000 trainees in England by the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
High demand for £160k private medical degree
MORE than 500 people have applied for just 70 places on the UK’s first private university medical degree, at a cost of £36,000 a year.
New time limit on provisional registration
TRAINEE doctors will be able to hold provisional registration with the General Medical Council for a maximum of three years and 30 days under new rules that come into effect on April 1.
Does your practice have a bad weather policy?
Medical and dental practices should have a bad weather policy to ensure they are fully prepared for any staff disruptions caused by the harsh winter weather.
Push to improve cancer survival rates in England
NHS England has announced it will be testing a number of new initiatives as part of a programme to improve early diagnosis in cancer, including offering patients the option to self-refer for diagnostic tests.
GDC launches pilot for local handling of performance concerns
THE GDC is launching a pilot scheme in England to filter out complaints about a dentist’s performance that could be handled locally by the NHS.
A ticking dental time-bomb?
Nicholas Lewis of the Eastman Dental Hospital highlights the risks posed by peri-implantitis
Appropriate measures
Joanna Bower of Capsticks LLP offers a solicitor’s view of proposed changes to GMC sanctions guidance
Clinical risk reduction: Prostate cancer
Most sufferers die with it rather than from it – but prostate cancer still poses a significant challenge to clinicians. Here Professor Krishna Sethia explores some of the diagnostic pitfalls