New tribunal service launched by GMC
A new impartial adjudication function for doctors has been launched by the GMC as part of key fitness to practise reforms.
A dangerous dose- medical case study
...Mr S requests a repeat prescription for morphine but becomes violently ill hours after taking the prescribed tablets...
Patient requests to alter medical records
Be ever mindful of patients' right of access to medical records - and to dispute the facts and clinical opinion therein.
Consultants needed during "killing season"
JUNIOR doctors must be given extra support by consultants to ensure patient safety when new trainees start work in August - the so-called "killing season".
Covert recording risks for dentists
DENTISTS are warned that the law offers little or no protection from patients covertly recording consultations.
EWTD cuts trainee surgery time
THE European Working Time Directive has significantly cut the number of operations carried out by some trainee doctors, according to a new study.
More detail needed on training
GOVERNMENT plans to overhaul medical education and training are not detailed enough, according to a report by MPs.
Confusion over fax number leads to £90,000 fine
AN NHS trust in London has been fined £90,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act when 45 faxes containing sensitive patient details were sent to the wrong recipient.
Dental fraud costs £70 million over year
DENTAL fraud cost the NHS in England over £70 million in the year 2009-10, according to figures published by the government agency NHS Protect.
June launch for new medical tribunal service
THE GMC will launch the new Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) on 11 June.