Endorsement for mouth cancer screening initiative
A SCHEME promoting routine mouth cancer screening has won a Dental Hygiene and Therapy Award for Best Dental Innovation.
Make record card checks standard
DENTISTS in England are urged to comply with NHS record card check regulations or risk termination of their contract, says MDDUS.
Data protection among GPs good but...
A REPORT on data protection at GP surgeries highlights good overall practice but also failings in some areas including incident reporting and disposal of records.
Call for ban on trainees working alone at night
JUNIOR doctors should not be allowed to work alone on night shifts, a coroner has concluded.
NICE issues updated guidance on head injury
Time is critical in head injuries and patients should be transported directly to a hospital with resuscitation facilities where staff can investigate and commence treatment, says NICE.
Survey reveals scepticism over revalidation
OVER half of hospital doctors and GPs do not believe revalidation will help identify colleagues who are unfit to practise, according a survey of around 5,600 UK medics.
Open and constructive approach can resolve patient complaints
Many complaints doctors receive can be resolved by simply listening to the patient and adopting an open and constructive approach, claims UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Dentists urged to meet record card checks standard
Dentists in England are urged to comply with NHS record card check regulations or risk termination of their contract, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Patients urged not to “soldier on”
PATIENTS in England are being urged to seek advice early before health problems escalate requiring hospital.
GDC offers standards case studies
THE GDC has developed an interactive website to support implementation of the new Standards for the Dental Team with relevant case studies, scenarios and FAQs.