Health secretary calls for “whole stay” hospital doctors
HOSPITAL patients with complex long-term problems need a consultant to manage "an entire in-patient care plan", said Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Scotland sees decrease in heart disease and stroke
NEW cases of coronary heart disease in Scotland have decreased by 27.3 per cent over the last decade according to new statistics.
Priority access to work experience for disadvantaged trainees
TRAINEE doctors from less wealthy backgrounds should be given priority access to work experience opportunities.
Data protection among GPs good but...
A REPORT on data protection at GP surgeries highlights good overall practice but also failings in some areas including incident reporting and disposal of records.
Call for ban on trainees working alone at night
JUNIOR doctors should not be allowed to work alone on night shifts, a coroner has concluded.
Run-through pilot for emergency trainees
EMERGENCY medicine trainees are being given the chance to convert to a run-through scheme designed to make their training easier.
Make record card checks standard
DENTISTS in England are urged to comply with NHS record card check regulations or risk termination of their contract, says MDDUS.
Endorsement for mouth cancer screening initiative
A SCHEME promoting routine mouth cancer screening has won a Dental Hygiene and Therapy Award for Best Dental Innovation.
NICE issues updated guidance on head injury
Time is critical in head injuries and patients should be transported directly to a hospital with resuscitation facilities where staff can investigate and commence treatment, says NICE.
Survey reveals scepticism over revalidation
OVER half of hospital doctors and GPs do not believe revalidation will help identify colleagues who are unfit to practise, according a survey of around 5,600 UK medics.