Painful elbow - medical case study
...Mr D complains that he had not been warned of the risks associated with the procedure...
Saving Marilyn
Allan Gaw recounts a cautionary tale of how commercial considerations in drug development can sometimes trump patient safety
An independent Scotland?
Two opposing views on the health and social benefits of Scottish independence
Almost 150 “never events” recorded in six months
FOREIGN objects left inside surgical patients and wrong-site surgery were the most common “never events” recorded by NHS trusts in England.
New style CQC inspections to start in April
NEW style GP inspection teams plan to visit all 8,000 practices in England over two years from April 2014, the Care Quality Commission announced this month.
FGDP urges sensible antibiotic prescribing
DENTISTS should only consider using antibiotics when unable to achieve drainage of an acute dental infection, urges the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK).
Safeguards needed in language competency referrals
LANGUAGE competence should not become an "easy" avenue for referring doctors to the GMC, the BMA has warned.
BMA urges patients to self-care
A WINTER poster campaign by the BMA is urging people to self-care when appropriate rather than visit their local GP or A&E.
Plans for more emergency training posts
MORE training posts are to be created within emergency medicine and general practice next year, Health Education England has announced.
Beware of patients bearing gifts
Dentists are urged to beware of patients bearing gifts this Christmas says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.