Call for action on antipsychotic overuse in dementia care
The Dementia Action Alliance has called for a clinical review of all UK dementia patients being administered antipsychotic drugs to ensure care is compliant with current guidelines and that alternative medications have been considered.
Dentists must maintain equipment, GDC warns
DENTISTS must make sure dental equipment is properly maintained in order to comply with the law.
BDA concerns over patient safety in teeth whitening
PATIENT safety could be put at risk by a trading standards clampdown on teeth whitening products, the British Dental Association has warned.
GPs sign up to end of life care charter
GPs in England are being asked to sign up to a patient charter pledging to treat patients with dignity as they near the end of their life.
Juniors vote to save deaneries
JUNIOR doctors have voted to fight plans to abolish deaneries – and will consider strike action to safeguard pay.
Call for more flexibility in exams
A MORE flexible approach needs to be taken towards limits on the number of times doctors can sit postgraduate professional exams.
Concerns for medical education as academic numbers drop
FALLING numbers of medical academics could destabilise undergraduate medical education, a BMA committee has warned.
Recruitment info for FP 2012 online now
JUNIOR doctors can find out about recruitment to the Academic Foundation Programmes 2012 online.
NICE guidance for GPs on mental health disorders
NEW guidance from NICE aims to help GPs treat patients with common mental health disorders.
Medical students lack medico-legal confidence
MEDICAL students are not confident when it comes to applying the law in medicine, according to new research.