GDC appoints new panel members to increase hearing capacity
THE GDC have appointed 51 new fitness to practise panel members to help increase hearing capacity and to clear a backlog of cases.
Doctors fearful of reporting colleagues
ONE in three UK doctors not reporting underperforming colleagues avoids doing so out of fear of retribution, a survey has found.
Audit reveals surprising level of misdiagnosis in diabetes
Over 4 per cent of people diagnosed with diabetes were found either to not have the disease or to have been classified with the wrong type in an audit cited in a new report by the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS Diabetes.
Research suggests new tack in identifying childhood meningitis
Red flag symptoms including neck pain or stiffness and photophobia are more indicative of childhood meningitis than headache, pallor and cool peripheries.
Banning dentists’ courtesy ‘Dr’ title “harmful”, says BDA
BANNING dentists from using the courtesy title of ‘doctor’ would cause “significant harm” to the profession, the BDA has warned.
Juniors pay freeze plans opposed
PLANS to freeze NHS staff pay in England for a further two years have been rejected by unions.
Non-UK doctors more likely to have professional difficulties
DOCTORS who qualify outside the UK are more likely to face professional difficulties than UK medical graduates.
NICE targets high-street allergy testing
NEW NICE guidance on food allergies in children and young people aims to steer patients away from online and high street testing centres and into GP surgeries.
Patient care threatened by immigration curb
PLANS to further restrict the number of non-EU doctors working in the UK could harm patient care, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
What makes a good doctor?
HEALTH professionals are being asked "what makes a good doctor" as part of a major review by the General Medical Council.