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)
Vignette - John James Rickard Macleod
Diabetes researcher, John James Rickard Macleod (1876-1935)
Common sense approach to home visits in poor weather
A number of GPs have been calling MDDUS for advice about their obligations to visit patients in the current adverse weather conditions. Doctors must make every reasonable effort to undertake home visits to ill patients but should avoid creating further problems by becoming snowbound or having an accident while travelling.
A necessary visit? - medical case study
...Dr A diagnoses gastroenteritis and a possible chest infection and prescribes an antibiotic and anti-sickness medication. But just a few hours later, Mrs B dies...