Liverpool Care Pathway to be phased out
THE Liverpool Care Pathway is to be phased out in England in response to the findings of an independent review published this week.
Whistleblowing calls double, says CQC
THE number of calls to the Care Quality Commission raising concerns about patient care in England has more than doubled in the past year.
Over 7,500 doctors undergo revalidation
THE GMC has announced that over 7,500 doctors have been revalidated in the first six months of its new system of checks.
‘Virtual clinics’ part of future vision for GPs
GPs will soon be running virtual clinics and routinely consulting with patients online, according to the RCGP’s vision of general practice in 2022.
Is obesity a disability?
THE courts have recently reopened a debate which has been raging for some time in the UK courts and amongst employers. Is obesity a disability in itself?
Curing the NHS
Campaigner Julie Bailey talks about her fight to improve NHS care.
Together for better or worse
Michael Royden of Thorntons Law offers some advice on dental partnership disputes – avoid them where you can, resolve them where you can’t
Vignette: paediatrician and researcher Richard Worthington Smithells
Paediatrician and researcher Richard Worthington Smithells
Lessons from across the North Sea
What can Danish TV drama Borgen teach us about ethics?