Inside job
Prison GP Dr Iain Brew talks about the challenges and rewards of working behind bars
Paying the price
As the annual cost to the NHS of alcohol abuse hits £3.5billion, GPST editor Dr Peter Livingstone offers his perspective on the impact on primary care
Dentists must protect patients and themselves
Dentists are reminded to ensure they are appropriately and adequately covered to protect patients and themselves.
Caution sometimes best - medical case study
...The medical expert judges that Dr K should have considered the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy given the fact Mrs J had a positive pregnancy test and was having abdominal pain and irregular bleeding – also the patient had expressed an explicit concern...
Who can consent for children?
WHEN is it appropriate for people like grandparents or childminders to consent to treatment in children?
Top four professional pitfalls for recent dental graduates
AN OUTLINE of the procedures and regulations of the General Dental Council now forms part of the teaching curriculum in most if not all UK dental schools – but as new dental graduates start their vocational training it is important to remember being familiar with GDC requirements is not simply an academic matter.
Changes made after trainee complaints
NEW measures have been introduced at a hospital following complaints from trainees of long working hours and a lack of consultant support.
Formal GMC recognition for medical trainers
THE role of doctors who train medical students and graduates will be given formal recognition by the General Medical Council in a bid to boost standards and improve patient safety.
Call to tackle trainee shortage in Wales
ORTHOPAEDIC operations at a hospital in Wales have been cancelled due to a shortage of junior doctors, sparking calls for more to be done to tackle the problem.
Complaints against GPs down but practice complaints up
COMPLAINTS about individual GPs in England have fallen while complaints about medical and dental practices have gone up, new figures show.