Employment law: in sickness or in health
It may be tempting for some employers who are looking to hire new staff to try to identify the candidates who seem the most physically and mentally fit – and who will therefore be least likely to go “on the sick”.
Health and safety: safe from harm
MEDICAL and dental surgeries are usually more associated with healing than violent crime. But as attacks on healthcare staff increasingly make their way into news headlines, it is important that managers are aware of how to minimise the risks facing practice employees.
Positive from negative
Dr Sandy McKendrick of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman offers some top tips on resolving patient complaints
Student work placements
BUDDING doctors and dentists rely on work experience to get a foot on the career ladder - but these placements are not risk-free.
Screening not 100 per cent - medical case study
...The three-year-old seemed flat-footed but within weeks he was limping. It was only when he was scanned six months later that the real problem is discovered ...
What place for homeopathy?
Offering homeopathy “on the NHS” is a highly contentious issue among medical professionals today
Vignette - Sir Cyril Astley Clarke
physician, researcher and geneticist Sir Cyril Astley Clarke
Be wary of job drift
Allowing staff to carry out extra duties should be approached with care
Doctors in sport
Medical negligence claims in sport are rare but can we keep individual risk low?