Resolving patient complaints
Essential advice on not just handling patient complaints - but resolving them.
One in three UK junior doctors are going hungry on shift
One in three junior doctors go hungry at work and say their struggle to access nutritious food while on shift is putting patients at risk.
Vignette: John Boyd Orr (1880-1971)
John Boyd Orr - Physician, nutritionist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Book choice: Am I normal?
Review of the new book by Sarah Chaney.
Viewpoint: End the silence
We need to talk about suicide.
Ethics: Out of office – the ethics of taking a break
Holidays and even the shortest breaks in working days have moral force.
Advice: Ending your professional relationship with a patient
Making a clean break when trust between you and a patient has broken down.
First person: A long road
Professor John Gibson tells how he and his family responded to their grief over a devastating loss by undertaking an audacious challenge to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
Case file: Reduced treatment time
...Mr V was 10 minutes late for a 15-minute appointment slot, leaving only five minutes for assessment and treatment...
Case file: Disclosure to social services
...Social services is asking Dr P to advise them of any concerns regarding Kate’s health and welfare...