Winners unveiled at BMJ Awards 2013
THE very best of patient care was celebrated at the BMJ Awards in London on May 9.
GPs should not police immigration, says RCGP
GPs should not be used as a new “border agency” to police access to the NHS, the RCGP has said.
New sharps regulations take effect
NEW regulations requiring UK healthcare employers and contractors to have effective arrangements for the safe use and disposal of sharps have come into force this month.
New rules to speed up GMC hearings
A SERIES of measures aimed at speeding up GMC fitness to practise hearings have been introduced.
NHS hospitals don’t ‘listen and learn from patients’, says Ombudsman
POOR explanations and a failure to acknowledge mistakes are among the key reasons hospital patients take their complaints to the Ombudsman.