MDDUS reports further increase in membership in latest annual report
MDDUS has recorded a second year of membership growth since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared.
Innovation: Digital biomarker to help diagnose epilepsy
Publications editor Jim Killgore explores the promise and challenges of a new potential diagnostic tool for epilepsy
Viewpoint: A lifetime perspective
MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny explores the importance of having a lifetime perspective to provide the best possible advice and support service to our members.
NHS facing “greatest workforce crisis” in its history
A COMMITTEE of MPs has concluded that the NHS is facing the greatest workforce crisis in its history, with persistent understaffing posing a serious risk to staff and patient safety.
GDC shifts focus to prevention in new strategy
PREVENTING patient harm and promoting professionalism are the focus of the General Dental Council’s new three-year strategic plan.
GMC warning on burnout among trainee doctors
POST-PANDEMIC NHS backlogs threaten the health and wellbeing of thousands of doctors, as well as their patients, the General Medical Council (GMC) has warned in a report from its annual national training survey.
Access to NHS dental services widened in new reforms
DENTAL therapists will be able to accept NHS patients for the first time as part of a raft of new reforms designed to improve patient access in England.
Government must follow through with regulatory reforms amid delay, says MDDUS
MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny responds to the Government announcement of delays to medical regulation reform.
Tackling toxic health service cultures at heart of new GMC guidance
NEW duties could be placed on doctors to call out bullying and to tackle toxic workplace cultures.
Revised Good Medical Practice guidance must be mindful of constraints on doctors and the settings in which they work
MDDUS responds to the General Medical Council (GMC) consultation on the revised Good Medical Practice (GMP) guidelines.