MDDUS welcomes parliamentary report urging action on clinical negligence costs
MDDUS has welcomed the publication of a report by the Public Accounts Committee urging the Government to take bolder and more effective action to prevent the costs of clinical negligence claims "spiralling out of control".
MDDUS welcomes GMC report and steps taken to improve efficiency
The General Medical Council (GMC) has today published The state of medical education and practice 2017, which identifies some of the challenges facing the medical profession.
GMC says medical profession at “crunch point”
MEDICAL practice in the UK is at "a crunch point" warns the GMC, with the number of doctors on the medical register having grown by only 2 per cent since 2012 despite sharply increased patient demand.
Most suspected cancer patients referred “promptly”
AN analysis of newly diagnosed cancer patients found that most were promptly referred from primary care, with a median interval of five days.
Increase in number of female trainees
THE number of female doctors in training increased again last year, although overall growth is slowing down, new figures show.
New law on inadvertent dispensing errors
LEGISLATION to introduce a new defence around inadvertent dispensing errors by pharmacists has been approved by Parliament.
Watching the watchers
Do you make use of video surveillance in your practice? The Information Commissioner’s Office has significantly revised its CCTV code of practice and these changes must be considered in addition to requirements from the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and developing technologies.
Slip on the ice
....It is alleged that both doctors failed to carry out an adequate examination, consider a diagnosis of hip fracture and offer an orthopaedic referral...
MDDUS welcomes GDC proposals to reform dental regulation
The General Dental Council (GDC) has today published Shifting the balance: The GDC’s response to your views and next steps, as part of its strategy to reform dental regulation.
GMC “well-placed” to regulate medical associates
THE GMC believes it would be well-placed to regulate the emerging medical associate professions (MAPs), which could "dramatically strengthen health services".