Ethics: Unexpected field work
Professor Deborah Bowman offers a personal perspective on patient autonomy
Negative perceptions of general practice fuelling recruitment crisis
MORE than three quarters (76 per cent) of medical students report hearing negative comments about general practice from clinicians, educational trainers and/or academics by the time they reach their final year at university, according to a new report from the RCGP and the Medical Schools Council.
Government announces strategy to reduce the number of stillbirths
A NEW maternity strategy to reduce the number of stillbirths in England has been announced by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Children’s oral health conference
A ONE day conference to discuss issues and explore effective approaches in helping to encourage positive oral health in children will be held on 25 January at the Museum of London.
Dentistry for the whole patient
Professor Nairn Wilson looks at the opportunities and challenges for dentistry in the shift towards holistic healthcare
Diagnosis unforthcoming
How do you approach patients with medically unexplained symptoms? Professor Chris Burton offers some insights
Risk: Altering patient notes
CLINICAL notes are accepted as an important record of the encounters between medical or dental staff and their patients. Altering them in a less than honest or straightforward way can result in serious consequences.
Briefing: The state of indemnity
CEO Chris Kenny offer an MDDUS take on Government plans for state-back indemnity for GPs in England
MDDUS welcomes regulation reform
MDDUS has welcomed a new consultation on reform of the regulation of healthcare professionals.