FGDP urges sensible antibiotic prescribing
DENTISTS should only consider using antibiotics when unable to achieve drainage of an acute dental infection, urges the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK).
Plans for more emergency training posts
MORE training posts are to be created within emergency medicine and general practice next year, Health Education England has announced.
Safeguards needed in language competency referrals
LANGUAGE competence should not become an "easy" avenue for referring doctors to the GMC, the BMA has warned.
BMA urges patients to self-care
A WINTER poster campaign by the BMA is urging people to self-care when appropriate rather than visit their local GP or A&E.
Rise in emergency doctors
THE number of doctors specialising in emergency medicine has jumped by almost three-quarters in 10 years, according to new figures.
GDC considers annual CPD declarations
THE GDC is considering the introduction of annual CPD declarations with a minimum of 10 hours undertaken every two years, according to a new consultation document launched this week.
Half of A&E patients do not require treatment
ALMOST half of patients who attend A&E in England do not need medical treatment, according to a new report.
No ARF rise for doctors
THE GMC has once again frozen its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2014/15.
Bullying a significant concern among medical trainees
OVER one in 10 trainee doctors report being bullied in the workplace according to the 2013 annual national training survey conducted by the GMC.
Rise in assaults against NHS England staff
THE number of criminal sanctions handed down following attacks on NHS staff in England has increased by almost 16 per cent, new figures show.