GMC fee frozen for new doctors
THE provisional registration fee paid by newly qualified doctors has been frozen at £90 this year, the General Medical Council has announced.
Nearly half of population in England take prescription drugs
HALF of women and 43 per cent of men in England now regularly take prescription drugs according to a health survey published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).
Non-medics can supervise public health placements
SUITABLY trained non-medics can act as clinical supervisors in public health placements, it has been confirmed.
MDDUS report steep rise in social media calls
Doctors who interact with patients on social media risk blurring the boundaries of the professional relationship, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Managing risk: health issues in colleagues
Members often use this phrase to introduce a difficult subject and one of the most difficult to broach is that of concerns about a colleague. The GMC has made it clear that doctors have a duty to take steps when they have concerns about a colleague’s fitness to practise.
GMC fee rise
DOCTORS with a licence to practise in the UK will pay an extra £30 in annual fees to the GMC from April 2015.
Patients avoid considering cancer
PATIENTS may often delay consulting with GPs over early cancer "alarm symptoms" attributing these to less serious causes according to a recent study.
Income link in oral health
A STUDY by researchers in Newcastle has found that oral health is markedly worse among the poorest 20 per cent of British society compared with the richest.
Roundtable part 2 - Diagnosing conditions with a slower progression
This roundtable discussion with our panel of medical and legal experts examines the difficulties associated with diagnosing conditions with a more slowly progressing natural history