Wide variation in pandemic impact on dental teams
THERE is wide variation in the way dental teams in Scotland are coping with the pressures of the pandemic, new research has shown.
U-turn on mandatory vaccine for healthcare staff
HEALTHCARE leaders in England are being advised not to serve termination notices to unvaccinated staff as the government prepares to withdraw measures to make vaccination a condition of deployment.
A fixed recoverable costs system must be proportionate and avoid complexity to succeed - MDDUS
MDDUS responds to the announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care that it plans to consult on the introduction of fixed recoverable costs and a new streamlined process in clinical negligence claims up to a value of £25,000 in England and Wales.
Vignette: Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)
Co-founder of the Peckham Experiment that studied health in a social context
Book choice: Many different kinds of love - A story of life, death and the NHS
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Ethics: On broken teapots and “holding” to account
Professor Deborah Bowman considers the case of a broken teapot and what it means to be accountable for one’s mistakes.
Legal: Being a competent expert witness
A recent county court case highlighted the risks that expert legal witnesses face if commenting on clinical matters beyond their expertise.
Dilemma: Covert recording made public
A patient covertly records a medical consultation and posts it on social media. Is this within their rights?
Antibiotic cover
...It is alleged that had Ms G's concerns been properly heeded and antibiotic cover provided, she would have avoided unnecessary surgery and a hospital stay...
Missed meningitis
...The letter of claim states that that the baby was exhibiting a considerable number of symptoms associated with meningitis and was discharged with a “dangerously high” heart rate...