MDDUS Risk Bites podcasts now online
MDDUS Risk Management is pleased to announce the launch of their new Risk Bites podcast series.
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Clinical risk reduction: The forgotten foot
Professor Graham Leese looks at pitfalls in identifying diabetics at risk of lower limb complications leading to amputation
Risk Bites podcast series: Reviewing complaints at appraisal - a positive approach
Dr Rod McBain offers an insight into the MDDUS Risk Bites podcast on reviewing complaints at appraisal.
A missed pregnancy
...The facts clearly show the GP made an error in fitting the IUCD while the patient was pregnant. However, it remains unclear exactly what the consequences of this mistake were...
Compulsory data audits now a reality
NHS data controllers have been put on notice by the Information Commissioner to ensure they have appropriate systems and controls in place to protect patient data – as NHS organisations, including GP practices, now face compulsory data protection audits.
Fresh pair of eyes may aid cancer diagnosis
PATIENTS may have a better chance of early diagnosis of some cancers if seen by an "unknown doctor" rather than their regular GP, according to a Cancer Research UK study.
HPV vaccine for boys would “help prevent oral cancer”
EXTENDING HPV vaccinations to all adolescent boys would help tackle increases in oral cancer, the British Dental Association has said.
Majority of bowel cancer cases diagnosed too late
AS few as one in three bowel cancer patients in some parts of England are diagnosed early, according to new figures.