GDC issues guidance on ethical advertising
DENTISTS must ensure they do not use the title "specialist" in any promotional text unless registered on one of the 13 specialist lists maintained by the GDC.
"Gagging clauses" unacceptable says GMC
DOCTORS should not sign contracts with "gagging clauses" to stop them from raising concerns about poor quality care according to new guidelines from the GMC.
GMC website to support doctors referred on health grounds
A new website for doctors who may be concerned about their own health or that of a colleague has been launched by the GMC.
Safest surgeons are aged 35 to 50
SURGEONS aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, according to a new study.
Assisted dying “should be legalised”, report says
ASSISTED suicide should be made legal for terminally ill people in England and Wales, according to a new report.
Free whistleblowing helpline launched
NHS and social care staff can now raise concerns about patient care using a new whistleblowing helpline.
Pilot scheme to abolish practice boundaries
A PILOT scheme to allow patients to register with a GP practice of their choice is being piloted in England.
Celebrating a surgical legacy
A century has passed since the death of the great surgical innovator Joseph Lister. Here Adam Campbell looks at the man and his lasting influence
Brain tumours
Professor Paul Marks offers some key insights in dealing with suspected intracranial tumours