Scotland still playing "catch up" on children’s dental health
DENTAL health among children in Scotland has improved by 24 per cent since 2000 but the high levels of social inequality in dental care are still unacceptable, says the British Dental Association.
GPs need more time to care for terminally ill patients
OVER 83 per cent of GPs listed giving more time to terminally ill patients as a top priority in improving end-of-life care but many said that they lacked the time and resource to deliver this, according to a recent survey by the RCGP and Marie Curie.
Doctors to adopt patient-centric approach to consent
UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS is reminding doctors to adopt a patient-centric approach to the consenting process.
Dentists reminded of GDC's indemnity requirements
UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS is reminding dentists that it is now a GDC requirement to have appropriate full indemnity in place as part of their annual retention fee (ARF) renewal process.
MDDUS position on indemnity for healthcare students
MDDUS recognises that GP practices provide a rich learning environment for a wide range of student healthcare professionals, including medical students, student nurses and physician associate students.
MDDUS Student Facebook competition
CALLING all medical and dental students – 'like' our MDDUS Student Facebook page and you will be entered into our FREE prize draw to win £50 of iTunes vouchers.
Pressure to prescribe
...Even though she is not his patient Dr G agrees to write a prescription on his practice (NHS) pad for a short course of treatment...
GDC case examiners to begin work
NEW GDC case examiners will begin assessing complaints against registrants as of 1 November.
GMC pledges “light touch” to address unease among doctors
THE GMC has expressed concern at "unease" within the medical profession in its annual report on The state of medical education and practice in the UK.