Patient guide to doctors’ key duties
A GUIDE for patients on what they should expect from their doctor has been published by the General Medical Council.
CPD deadline draws near for DCPs
Dentists and practice managers are being urged to check that relevant dental care professional (DCP) staff are on track to complete their requisite 150 hours of CPD before 31 July 2013.
Doctors need more support for CPD
SUPPORT for CPD by employers is lacking for locums and doctors outside of training grades according to new research commissioned by the GMC.
Rise in UK organ donation
Organ donations in the UK have increased by nearly 50 per cent in the last five years according to statistics released by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).
Medical students get ethical toolkit
Medical students facing ethical challenges in a variety of areas such as the responsible use of social media or raising concerns about study colleagues can now turn to a new ethical toolkit produced by the BMA.
GDC gives green light to direct access
DENTAL hygienists and therapists will now be able to offer treatment without a prescription or patients having to see a dentist first under new GDC rules.
F1 doctors warned against locum posts
FOUNDATION year 1 doctors should not take up locum appointments for service posts, the General Medical Council has warned.
Plans to limit provisional registration
PROPOSALS have been put forward by the General Medical Council to limit the length of time a doctor can hold provisional registration to three years.
All trainees found jobs
ALL trainee doctors on the reserve list have been allocated to a foundation school for 2012.
Ensure holiday coverage in dental practice
DENTISTS are reminded to have measures in place to cope with staff absences during the holiday season.