On the line
Summons editor Jim Killgore kicks off the first in a series of profiles featuring the professionals whose job it is to provide advice and legal support to MDDUS members. Here he talks with Dr Barry Parker about his role as an in-house medical adviser
Translating evidence into practice
For nearly 20 years the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network or SIGN has been producing evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the NHS in Scotland. Here Summons speaks to SIGN Chair Dr Keith Brown and Director Dr Sara Twaddle
Whiter than white
Head of illegal practice prosecutions at the General Dental Council, Shareen Larmour, discusses the latest developments in the regulation of tooth whitening
Confidential paper records
Take care with confidential paper records.
Weekly for daily
...The elderly woman is admitted to hospital with atrial fibrillation when doctors discover there has been a prescribing error...
New plans to regulate movement of EU medics
PROPOSALS to tighten up the rules surrounding the movement of health workers across the European Union have been given a cautious welcome by NHS chiefs.
Specialty trainees exceed EWTD
FULL time medical specialty trainees are working an average of 49 hours a week, exceeding the 48-hour limit set out in the European Working Time Directive.
GDC surveys satisfaction levels and attitudes toward regulation
A survey of dental patients has found a 95 per cent satisfaction level with dental treatment among patients.
GMC cuts fees for junior doctors
THE cost of training qualifications is being cut as part of a package of GMC fee reductions for doctors.
GMC provides guidance for case examiners on assisted suicide
NEW guidance is being developed for GMC case examiners on dealing with cases of alleged assisted suicide.