Sneaking a peek at patient records
Clinicians should resist the temptation to access patient records without a sound clinical reason to do so.
A bad trip
...the patient's wife explains he had been bitten by mosquitoes after he'd stopped taking the anti-malarial medication...
'Killing season' does exist, say doctors
THE majority of doctors believe patient safety is put at risk when junior doctors start work in August, according to a new survey.
New FP selection process
ALL final year medical students are being asked to join in a pilot for a new selection process for the foundation programme.
Research into asthma deaths
A national review across the UK had been launched to understand why each year around 1,200 people of all ages die from asthma.
Bowel cancer awareness still low in UK
Awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer are low in the UK according to research published in the journal BMC Cancer.
EWTD hits training across Europe, says GMC
RULES limiting the working week to 48 hours have had a negative effect on training in countries across Europe, according to research by the General Medical Council.
Female dentists on the rise in England
An increasing number of female dentists are working for the NHS in England according to statistics compiled by the NHS Information Centre.
Radical change advocated in diagnosing hypertension
New guidance from NICE advocates 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in patients suspected of having hypertension in part to rule out the "white coat effect".
Patient literacy challenge for doctors
Doctors face a growing challenge to ensure proper care is provided to patients with poor literacy skills.