NHS good but could be better in shared decision making
A SURVEY of healthcare professionals found that 76 per cent regularly practise core elements of shared decision making with patients but 28 per cent found lack of time a barrier.
Urgent need to address exodus of GPs over next five years
NEARLY 19,000 GPs and trainees are expected to leave the profession over the next five years unless action is taken ease workload and workforce pressures, according to a survey by the Royal College of GPs.
Ethics: A girl I used to know - on Derry Girls and ethical development
Professor Deborah Bowman watches hit TV series Derry Girls and reflects on the way our values and ethical principles develop from childhood to adulthood.
Concern over Covid-19 backlog as one in three dentists report being unable to clear backlog of patients
One in three dentists are struggling to clear the backlog of patients caused by the pandemic, the findings of a new MDDUS survey reveal.
MDDUS comments on RCGP report into ‘mass exodus’ of GPs
MDDUS Head of Medical Division Naeem Nazem comments on the RCGP report and calls for greater support for GPs.
Dental teams urged to act on suspected eating disorders
THE Oral Health Foundation has highlighted the vital role dentists can play in identifying and acting on early signs of eating disorders.
Surgeons see "light at the end of the tunnel" on long waiting times
THE number of patients waiting more than two years for hospital treatment in England fell by nearly half between January and April 2022, according to data published by NHS England.
MDDUS comments on BMA’s report on racism in medicine
The British Medical Association has published a report which finds that doctors of ethnic minority backgrounds face persistent and intolerable levels of racism
Fit note powers extended to more health professionals
THE power to sign fit notes is being extended to more health professionals in a bid to ease GP workloads, the government has announced.
MDDUS free membership and support for retired doctors extended until September 2022
MDDUS has once again extended its offer of free membership to retired doctors who return to work during the pandemic.