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.
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.
GP trainees – asset or risk
Consider this scenario – a patient complains to their GP that their lung cancer diagnosis was delayed. In the subsequent significant event analysis the practice discovers that the trainee doctor involved in their care was unaware of NICE guidelines on early investigation of cancers, including lung cancer.
A ticking dental time-bomb?
Nicholas Lewis of the Eastman Dental Hospital highlights the risks posed by peri-implantitis
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
Vignette: First female UK professor of dentistry Dorothy Geddes (1936-1998)
WHEN you ask Dorothy Geddes’ former colleagues and students about her, it’s surprising what you hear.
Appropriate measures
Joanna Bower of Capsticks LLP offers a solicitor’s view of proposed changes to GMC sanctions guidance
Changes in death certification in Scotland
Dr Barry Parker discusses new changes in death certification in Scotland
Reducing risk: young people welcome here!
A recent report published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre highlighted that the number of children (10 –14 year olds) being admitted to hospital in England for self-harm is at a five-year high, with admissions of girls increasing by almost 93 per cent and a rise of 45 per cent in boys.
Confidentiality risks: disclosure without consent
Issues around confidentiality still feature commonly among calls to our advice line and some recent cases have highlighted complexities with regard to sharing patient information with third parties.