Support needed for student whistleblowers
MEDICAL students who raise concerns about patient care should be supported by their placement providers, student leaders have said.
Trainee doctors’ workload “major threat” to care
THE workload of trainee doctors is at crisis point and poses a “major threat to high quality hospital care”, the Royal College of Physicians has warned. [News]
Antibiotic resistance a “ticking time bomb”
HEALTHCARE workers should be given extra training to tackle the “ticking time bomb” of antimicrobial resistance, according to the chief medical officer.