GDC gets positive marks from CHRE
EFFORTS by the GDC to improve performance in its fitness to practise procedures have been recognised by the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) in its 2011 performance review.
Junior doctors urged to work within their competence
Medical graduates preparing to start working life as foundation year doctors are reminded to practise within their level of competence.
Preventable hospital deaths in England
AN estimated 12,000 adult deaths in hospital in England per year could be prevented with better care according to a review study published in BMJ Quality and Safety.
GMC issues child protection guidance
NEW guidance to help doctors protect children from abuse has been issued by the GMC.
New guidance gives doctors clarity on child abuse
The GMC have today launched new guidance for all doctors to help protect children from abuse or neglect.
Vignette: doctor and pharmacologist Sir James Whyte Black (1924-2010)
Doctor and pharmacologist Sir James Whyte Black (1924-2010)
Missed fractures
Simon Bennet and Michael Kelly highlight some common pitfalls in the assessment and management of acute fractures
Vignette: surgeon and organ transplant pioneer Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff (1911-2001)
Surgeon and organ transplant pioneer Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff (1911-2001)
House has left the building
Our ethics columnist mourns the passing of an iconoclastic TV medic