A good death
In the first of a two-part series Euan Paterson, a Macmillan GP facilitator, discusses the challenges of providing high-quality palliative care in the community
Policing migrant patients
The recent Queen's Speech once again raised the issue of healthcare and immigration status. So what are the obligations in primary care?
Breaking the silence
The big winner at this year’s BMJ Group Awards was the Britain Nepal Otology Service or BRINOS. Here ENT surgeon Mr Neil Weir describes how a holiday encounter led to the founding of this innovative charity
Clinical academic numbers increase
THE number of clinical academics in UK medical schools has risen by almost five per cent in the past five years.
Dentists must encourage staff to raise concerns, new guidance says
DENTAL teams must be encouraged to raise concerns about patient safety, according to new guidance from the General Dental Council.
Medication errors common in inpatient diabetes care
OVER a third of hospital inpatients with diabetes experienced a medication error during five-day audit conducted by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
Bad behaviour in GP practices doubles in year
ANTISOCIAL behaviour in GP practices has increase by 47 per cent in the last year according to an investigation undertake by Pulse magazine.
Emergency specialists delay career choice
ONLY a quarter of F1 trainees who choose to specialise in emergency medicine end up working in the specialty, according to new research.
Funding boost for trainee initiatives
AN app to help confused patients and a tablet-based surgical training kit are among nine trainee-led projects to receive funding from Health Education England.
Jobs boost for 138 trainees
JOBS have been found for 138 trainee doctors who had been waiting on a reserve list since October, it has been announced.