Ethical lessons from my father
Deborah Bowman reflects on ethical lessons learned in the wake of her father's death
Summons Spring 2015 puzzle solution
Solution to Summons Spring 2015 crossword puzzle
Looking ahead
New CEO, Chris Kenny, offers a perspective on some of the challenges ahead both for MDDUS and UK healthcare in general
Codeine now contraindicated in under-12s with cough and cold
THE use of codeine to treat cough and cold is now contraindicated in children below 12 years, according to new guidance from the European Medicines Agency.
Dental faculty “concern” over GDC processes
THE way dental care standards are interpreted in the General Dental Council’s fitness to practise processes is causing “a great deal of concern”, the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners UK have said.
Dentists feeling “dissatisfied with life”
DENTISTS are almost twice as likely as the general population to feel dissatisfied with life, according to research from the British Dental Association.
Diabetics in England not getting foot checks
OVER 400,000 diabetic patients in England are not having an annual foot check, increasing their risk of diabetes-related amputation, according to Diabetes UK.
Receptionists managing access to clinicians – interactive risk exercise
AN interactive risk exercise focusing on the receptionist’s role in managing patient access to clinicians is now available on MDDUS website.
The price of perfection
Is it fair to criticise the so-called "destructodontics" of aesthetic dentistry? MDDUS dental adviser Doug Hamilton offers a perspective in an article from the Spring 2015 issue of Summon
Vignette: Doctor and poet Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930)
ONLY one medical graduate can claim the honour of being named Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom – and that was Robert Bridges.