New mentoring scheme for trainees
DOCTORS beginning specialty training can apply to take part in a new mentoring scheme from the Royal College of Physicians.
Attention junior or training grade doctors
JUNIOR or training grade doctors will be aware that your membership includes up to £10,000 cover from work that is not otherwise indemnified by your NHS post.
Trainees asked to share their views
TRAINEE doctors are being asked to share their views on medical education for the GMC’s annual National Training Survey.
MDDUS prize draw winner
MDDUS is pleased to announce the winner of our prize draw from the recent BDA Conference in Manchester.
Raise pass marks for overseas graduates
DOCTORS who qualified abroad should face tougher tests to work in the UK, according to a new study.
Excess deaths with AKI could exceed 40,000 in England
A REPORT on the impact of acute kidney injury has estimated that 15,000-40,000 excess deaths every year may be due to inadequate care in hospitals in England.
Are you a chatty dentist?
I recently came across a complaint file about one of our dental members, emanating from a patient who had taken umbrage that, during her consultation, he had conducted an entire conversation in Spanish with his dental nurse.
RCGP exam not discriminatory, court rules
THE RCGP membership exam does not unlawfully discriminate against ethnic minority candidates, a High Court judge has ruled.
More consultants attracted to acute medicine
CENSUS figures for UK consultants suggest a move away from specialist working to more generalist roles treating acutely ill patients.