Meet the mannequins
Summons editor Jim Killgore watches a group of medical students put through their paces at the Scottish Clinical Simulation Centre
Arms-length adjudication
His Honour David Pearl talks to Summons about the challenges in his new role as chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.
Vignette: research ethicist and medical educator, Maurice H. Pappworth (1910-1994)
Research ethicist and medical educator, Maurice H. Pappworth (1910-1994)
Everybody's and nobody's responsibility
Caring is everybody's responsibility
Serial complainers
Think carefully before de-registering a patient - even those who make frequent and unreasonable complaints
Full disclosure - medical case study
...The practice receives a request for release of medical records relating to the mental health of a patient over the past six years...
Error sparks trainee jobs re-shuffle
ALMOST 150 trainee doctors have had their foundation school jobs changed following an error in exam paper marking.
Hidden costs
Disagreement over fees is an increasing source of dental patient complaints. MDDUS dental adviser Doug Hamilton highlights some common pitfalls
Feedback mostly positive for Scottish GPs
A SURVEY of patients in Scotland has found that 89 per cent felt that the care provided by their GP surgery was excellent or good but patients were less positive about out-of-hour services.
Med student wins national surgical prize
A MEDICAL student from Queens University Belfast has won a UK-wide surgical skills competition run by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.