New resource to support refugee mental health
A NEW resource offering advice on supporting asylum seekers and refugees with their mental health has been launched by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Medical case study: Friendly care
...the GMC writes to Ms S informing her that concerns have been raised over her fitness to practise in connection with prescriptions supplied to a friend...
Medical case study: Post-op tooth pain
...Mr K submits a letter of complaint asking if his tooth was knocked when he was being administered the general anaesthetic for his surgery...
Medical case study: Vaccine error
...Dr M administers the vaccine but later realises he has given the patient the wrong one...
Vignette: Elsie Widdowson (1906-2000)
Pioneering nutritionist who developed and tested wartime rations
Book choice: Recovery – The Lost Art of Convalescence
Review of book by Gavin Francis
Resilient practice – addressing human factors
Head of training Liz Price discusses how ‘human factors’ hold the key to creating safer systems.
Conflict with colleagues – nipping issues in the bud
Mediator Owen Bubbers-Jones shows how simple, tested tools can help nip any conflict in the bud.
Viewpoint: Mental health - leading by example
MDDUS chief medical officer Dr John Holden has seen plenty of change over his medical career, and in this article he considers that against the transformative change brought by the pandemic.
Avoiding “baked in” bias in AI healthcare applications
Publications editor Jim Killgore explores the work being done to avoid “baked in” bias in AI applications that could exacerbate existing health inequalities.