Accidents will happen
Adam Campbell hears how personal tragedy led airline pilot Martin Bromiley to found a charity dedicated to reducing the incidence of human error in healthcare
Dentists and the DPA
MDDUS Information governance officer Alex Lyons reflects on a recent ICO report on data protection in the dental surgery
Taking action on spiralling legal costs
MDDUS Chief Executive Chris Kenny urges support for Government proposals to curtail rising legal costs in clinical negligence claims in England
Vignette: Pioneering eye surgeon Sir Tudor Thomas (1893-1976)
Allan Gaw celebrates the life of this renown pioneer of corneal transplant surgery
Working within limits
Professor David Haslam talks about the challenges of his role as chair of NICE and his belief in the importance of individualised, patient-centred care
Ideas about idealism
Ethicist Deborah Bowman asks is it possible to be idealistic and realistic?
GDC challenged to turn aspiration into action
MDDUS welcomes the GDC’s plans to improve the current complaints system and reform fitness to practise procedures for dentists facing investigation.
Telltale limp
...Dr N examines the child and notes a possible discrepancy in limb length with shortening on the left side. She also finds asymmetrical skin creases on the inside left thigh...
Fewer NHS staff witnessing mistakes
THE proportion of NHS staff in England who have recently witnessed mistakes or patient safety incidents is at its lowest level for four years, according to a new survey.
Whistleblowing incident prompts major GDC overhaul
SIGNIFICANT changes have been made to the leadership, processes and organisational culture at the General Dental Council following an investigation into their handling of a whistleblowing incident.