GP receptionists help safeguard patients in repeat prescribing
An over-reliance on electronic health records can pose a risk in repeat prescribing but reception staff making "practical judgments" help to mitigate that risk, according to a study published in the BMJ.
Indemnity for practice staff
A recent letter from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) regarding indemnity for some of its members has been causing concern among practice managers and staff.
Changes are child's play for dentists
Dentists in Scotland risk being penalised for making inappropriate claims if they fail to comply with recent changes to the children‟s dental health programme, Childsmile.
Treat on need not eligibility
Make the care of the patient your first concern when dealing with asylum seekers and undocumented migrants.
Deaneries will NOT be abolished, says minister
POSTGRADUATE deaneries will not be abolished under the government’s health reforms despite previous proposals, health minister Andrew Lansley has said.
Foundation programme 2012 oversubscribed
JUNIOR doctors looking for jobs in 2012 face uncertainty after it was announced the foundation programme is oversubscribed.
Part-time trainees must work half of full-time hours
JUNIOR doctors in less than full time training (LTFT) must work at least half the hours worked by those in full time training, the General Medical Council has announced.
More doctors and dentists suspended, but for shorter periods
THE number of doctors and dentists in England excluded or suspended from work has increased over the past five years, but the length of bans imposed has decreased, new figures show.
Hard to swallow - dental case study
...Mr F drops a small metal instrument which slips down the patient’s throat. He finishes the root treatment and then immediately refers Miss D to hospital with a note explaining what has happened...
Majority against regulating doctors' lives outside medicine
A survey has found that 94 per cent on the general public do not think the GMC should regulate doctors' private lives outside medicine.