New toolkit to improve care after hospital discharge
A new NHS toolkit launched this week will help NHS trusts implement an electronic 24-hour discharge summary allowing GPs, patients and carers to continue care effectively following a stay in hospital.
Low approval for revalidation plans
REVALIDATION is more time-consuming and is not likely to improve patient care, according to an independent evaluation.
A welcome ear
Defusing patient complaints is far preferable to answering them later in court or before the GMC.
Think glucose
Managing diabetes is one of the most likely ways in which a doctor may harm a patient.
A fatal error?
Associate publications editor Joanne Curran attends a mock fatal accident inquiry run by the MDDUS legal team.
Never a dull moment
Emergency medicine trainee Dr Craig Brown discusses why he chose the specialty and shares his experiences of working on medicine’s frontline
Can a patient be a ‘friend’?
Not best advised according to new BMA guidance for doctors using online social media
Coming of age
A career in geriatric medicine
Naming the dead
Professor Sue Black’s work in the field of forensic anthropology has helped convict killers and find justice for victims of war crimes
Product Review: MIMS app - SIGN Guidelines app
Product review of MIMS and SIGN apps.