Needle stick accident - medical case study
...the patient's son was found sitting on the floor of the consulting room with his hand in a sharps box...
Focus on standards
What’s behind the new GDC interim statement on competency in implant dentistry? Jim Killgore investigates [Feature article from Summons Summer 2008]
Cremation certificate
New Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) legal guidance published last week warns that breaching death and cremation certification rules will no longer be regarded as a matter for professional regulation, to be dealt with by the GMC, but as a potential criminal offence.
Index of suspicion
...More calls to the surgery and deputising service resulted in additional advice to buy a cough medication and Bonjela for the oral lesions. Mr D later found his wife collapsed in the bathroom and phoned for an ambulance...
Vignette: Eminent physician to lifeboat man - Professor Leslie J Davis
[Historical vignette from Summons Summer 2008]
Decision time
Jane O’Brien, head of standards and ethics at the GMC, highlights new guidance on consent [Feature article from Summons Summer 2008]
Cauda equina syndrome
Early diagnosis and treatment is critical to avoid irreversible nerve damage, writes consultant neurosurgeon, Robert Macfarlane [Clinical Risk Reduction article from Summons Summer 2008]
Crystal clear?
Hugh Harvie provides some clarity on the NICE guidance covering the use of antibiotics in patients at risk of infective endocarditis [Feature article from Summons Summer 08]
Gray matter
A publishing phenomenon and medical icon marks 150 years with a new edition. Adam Campbell turns the pages of Gray's Anatomy [Feature article from Summon Summer 08]