End of seven-day night shifts for juniors
JUNIOR doctors will no longer be expected to work seven night shifts in a row from February, the Scottish Government has announced.
Instrument failure
...The instrument fractures during treatment but attempts to remove it prove unsuccessful...
All trainees found jobs
ALL trainee doctors waiting to find jobs have been allocated a post, the UKFPO has confirmed.
Increased Crohn's disease admissions
CASES of Crohn’s disease among young people leading to hospital admission have soared in England and Wales in recent years.
Juniors offered £200 prize for gadget prediction
A £200 cash prize is up for grabs to junior doctors who share their thoughts on “the gadget that will change my medical life”.
Legal duty to consult over DNR
DOCTORS now have a legal duty to consult with patients before placing a do not resuscitate (DNR) order in medical records.
FP 2015 application guide
A GUIDE for applicants to the foundation programme starting August 2015 has been published online.
English language tests come into force
ALL foreign doctors will now be subject to tests to ensure their English language skills are up to standard.
Accessible supervision: safe delegation to HCAs
The use of healthcare assistants (HCAs) to carry out duties traditionally undertaken by practice nurses has increased significantly over the past decade.
Multiple risk areas in practice
Following Alan’s recent blog ‘Where do claims occur in primary care?’, I thought it might be interesting to highlight a recent MDDUS case that demonstrates just how a combination of circumstances can result in a tragic outcome and subsequent claim for damages.