Half of A&E patients do not require treatment
ALMOST half of patients who attend A&E in England do not need medical treatment, according to a new report.
No ARF rise for doctors
THE GMC has once again frozen its annual retention fee (ARF) for 2014/15.
Patient safety compromised by bullies
Doctors who bully colleagues are not only failing to follow the principles of good practice, but may risk compromising patient care, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Bullying a significant concern among medical trainees
OVER one in 10 trainee doctors report being bullied in the workplace according to the 2013 annual national training survey conducted by the GMC.
Rise in assaults against NHS England staff
THE number of criminal sanctions handed down following attacks on NHS staff in England has increased by almost 16 per cent, new figures show.
What's new with the GDC?
Last year the GDC launched an updated set of standards for dental professionals. MDDUS dental adviser Claire Renton offers a quick low-down on what’s now expected
The public dentist
Protecting and improving society’s oral health is at the heart of a career in dental public health
Retained roots - dental case study
Dental case study
Call of the wild
Intrepid dentist Penelope Granger has practised everywhere from the extremes of Antarctica to the world’s remotest island in the south Atlantic
Needle breakage
MDDUS adviser Mike Williams offers some tips on dealing with this rare but distressing complication