International recruitment drive for GPs expanded
HUNDREDS more GPs are to be recruited from abroad as NHS England steps up its campaign to boost workforce numbers.
Quarter of medical students teetotal
NEARLY a quarter of UK medical students asked about alcohol consumption claimed to be teetotal in an average week.
Support to help more doctors become GPs
HOSPITAL doctors and overseas GPs will be given extra support to work in general practice under new plans from Health Education England.
Scheme to help NHS whistleblowers back into work
NHS whistleblowers are to be offered career coaching and financial advice as part of a pilot scheme to help them back into work.
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the One Hundred and Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Risk: Gift or abuse of trust?
It's a common dilemma for clinicians – when are “tokens of gratitude” more than just that and is it ever really okay to accept a gift from a patient?
Book choice: I contain multitudes
Older patients’ families struggle to complain about poor hospital care
THE families of older hospital patients find it difficult to complain about poor care with more than two-thirds feeling their complaint made no difference, according to a new survey.
New dental tool to fight inappropriate prescribing
A NEW resource aims to reduce inappropriate dental prescribing by sharing data from across the UK.
Sign up for MDDUS dental training day
SPACES are still available for an MDDUS training day highlighting common pitfalls in dental practice.