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.
Ombudsman investigations to rise
COMPLAINTS against medical and dental practices in England are more likely to be investigated by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman under new procedures being enacted from this April.
Parents failing to take young children to dentist
PARENTS are not taking their children to the dentist when recommended, according to a new survey.