MDDUS dental membership continues to grow
Medical and dental defence organisation MDDUS is reporting a 40 per cent increase in their market share of dentists in England since the year 2000.
A most serious case indeed
What began with a simple work-related injury in 1902 would end a year later with a death, a court case and a piece of medico-legal history. Allan Gaw investigates. Feature article from Summons Autumn 2014
ETHICS: An ethical ecology
Deborah Bowman considers the notion of ethical discretion.
Vignette: Medical publisher Charles Hawkins Craig Macmillan (1902 – 1984)
Vignette article on the life of medical publisher Charles Hawkins Craig Macmillan.
Joint and soft tissue injections
Lucy Douglas highlights new guidelines on best practice from the Primary Care Rheumatology Society
Hiding in plain sight
Steve Ashton considers some risk areas in dental practice so obvious they become invisible.
Why should I say sorry?
John Dudgeon– GP and medical adviser with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman – calls for a culture change in attitude among doctors towards saying sorry
RISK: What are my chances, doc?
Communicating risk is essential in obtaining and being able to demonstrate valid consent.
Bleak Practice two
The second episode of Bleak Practice focuses on additional risks common in general medical practice, including results handling and supporting colleagues with health problems
Continued growth in the number of women doctors
THE number of female doctors in the UK will soon equal that of men, according to a new report by the GMC.