Practice management: One of my employees is pregnant – what do we both need to do?
Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on the responsibilities of both employer and employee during pregnancy.
Viewpoint: A lifetime perspective
MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny explores the importance of having a lifetime perspective to provide the best possible advice and support service to our members.
Professionalism in action: tackling the waiting lists
The pandemic has had a significant impact on waiting times for healthcare across the country. Insight editor Dr Greg Dollman explores the part doctors can play in tackling this issue, and the importance of managing it in a compassionate way.
Medical case study: Vaccine error
...Dr M administers the vaccine but later realises he has given the patient the wrong one...
Dental teams urged to act on suspected eating disorders
THE Oral Health Foundation has highlighted the vital role dentists can play in identifying and acting on early signs of eating disorders.
Surgeons see "light at the end of the tunnel" on long waiting times
THE number of patients waiting more than two years for hospital treatment in England fell by nearly half between January and April 2022, according to data published by NHS England.
MDDUS comments on BMA’s report on racism in medicine
The British Medical Association has published a report which finds that doctors of ethnic minority backgrounds face persistent and intolerable levels of racism
Fit note powers extended to more health professionals
THE power to sign fit notes is being extended to more health professionals in a bid to ease GP workloads, the government has announced.
MDDUS free membership and support for retired doctors extended until September 2022
MDDUS has once again extended its offer of free membership to retired doctors who return to work during the pandemic.
MDDUS marks Pride month
MDDUS will take part for the first time in one of the UK’s largest Pride marches to demonstrate its support for LGBT members, customers, colleagues and the community.