Alcohol will claim estimated 63,000 lives over next five years
ALCOHOL-RELATED illness will be responsible for an estimated 63,000 deaths in the next five years, according to a new report from the University of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group.
Campaign to end bullying culture
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to tackle bullying in surgery and dentistry.
Inherited heart conditions commonly misdiagnosed
SIX in ten patients living with inherited heart conditions were initially misdiagnosed, with symptoms attributed to other conditions like stress, anxiety and epilepsy.
Holistic dentistry conference
THE Faculty of General Dental Practice(UK) will be hosting a conference with the theme Holistic Dentistry – Putting the Mouth Back into the Body in November of this year.
Antidepressant prescriptions in England rise again
ANTIDEPRESSANTS saw the greatest numeric rise in prescription items in England for the fourth successive year – increasing by 6 per cent in 2016.
Prescription purge urged by NHS England
A FORMAL public consultation is being launched in England on new guidelines calling for 18 treatments – including homeopathy and herbal treatments – costing taxpayers £141 million a year to generally not be prescribed.
Action plan to improve revalidation
CLEARER guidance and greater support will be provided to doctors as part of a new action plan to improve the revalidation process, the General Medical Council has announced.
Fixed recoverable costs delay is another step backwards
MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny comments on the postponement of the Government’s response to the consultation on fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases.
Do not be tempted to take shortcuts during consultations
Doctors should not be tempted to take shortcuts as a way of dealing with the time pressures of a ten-minute consultation, says MDDUS.
MDDUS offers reassurance over dental indemnity model
The GDC has warned it members that some insurance policies may be subject to exclusions that could affect the adequacy of their cover.