NICE to develop 31 new quality standards
NICE is to produce quality standards for 31 new clinical areas including asthma, bipolar disorder, diabetes and four different types of cancer.
Nearly 600 pregnancies despite implant
ALMOST 600 women have become pregnant despite using a popular contraceptive implant, the MHRA has confirmed.
Wrong-site surgery
MDDUS senior medical adviser Mr Riaz Mohammed FRCS looks at routine steps to avoid the risk of wrong-site surgery
Expertise and experience
Exploring the notion of what constitutes ‘expertise’ in ethics.
Giving doctors a voice
Q&A with BMA Council Chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum
Harassment by patients
THE idea that practices can be legally liable for the delinquent discriminatory acts of their staff is a difficult one to grasp.
Broadening horizons - the BMDST at 50
Adam Campbell celebrates an organisation supporting student electives abroad for over half a century
Taking special care
Dr Carole Boyle offers some advice on sedation techniques and the issue of consent when treating dental patients with special needs
The Victorian Shipman
A chance purchase gives Dr James Finlayson an intimate perspective on a notorious murder case
Vignette - Sir Herbert Seddon
Groundbreaking professor of orthodpaedics Sir Herbert Seddon (1903-1977)