Release the pressure
Coping with the stresses of dental training
GPs sign up to end of life care charter
GPs in England are being asked to sign up to a patient charter pledging to treat patients with dignity as they near the end of their life.
BDA concerns over patient safety in teeth whitening
PATIENT safety could be put at risk by a trading standards clampdown on teeth whitening products, the British Dental Association has warned.
A matter of consent
...afterwards the patient complained that she had not agreed to undergo the type of procedure the doctor had carried out...
Tweet with care
Think carefully before making comments on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook.
Concerns for medical education as academic numbers drop
FALLING numbers of medical academics could destabilise undergraduate medical education, a BMA committee has warned.
Recruitment info for FP 2012 online now
JUNIOR doctors can find out about recruitment to the Academic Foundation Programmes 2012 online.
NICE guidance for GPs on mental health disorders
NEW guidance from NICE aims to help GPs treat patients with common mental health disorders.
Juniors vote to save deaneries
JUNIOR doctors have voted to fight plans to abolish deaneries – and will consider strike action to safeguard pay.
Medical students lack medico-legal confidence
MEDICAL students are not confident when it comes to applying the law in medicine, according to new research.