The final days of Hugh Miller
James Finlayson looks at the death of the Victorian science popularist Hugh Miller and draws an important lesson in medical professionalism
Acute abdominal pain in general practice
GP Jonathan Berry considers when to refer in acute abdominal pain
Amending contracts
Amending employee contracts is not straightforward
Where quality meets outcomes
Professor Helen Lester, clinical lead in QOF development, talks to Summons about what goes into a clinical indicator
Consent refused - medical case study
...the doctor advised Ms R she should be admitted to hospital but the patient refused and became abusive...
Don’t turn a blind eye
Reporting a colleague over patient safety concerns is never easy - but failure to do so could leave you in professional difficulty.
Medical student numbers should be cut
THE number of students accepted to medical school should be reduced by two per cent in England, according to a government-commissioned report.
More chances to pass MRCGP
GP trainees could be given more chances to pass the MRCGP following discussions over how to address the high failure rate of international medical graduates.
Trainee success varies by medical school
TRAINEE doctors who qualified from certain medical schools were more likely than others to be appointed to UK specialty training posts, according to a new survey.
Report on quality assurance in dentistry
MORE than 90 per cent of dentists carried out CPD in the last year, according to a UK survey.