Mental Health Awareness Week - Dr Emily Shepherd
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we find out how Dr Emily Shepherd, medico-legal adviser at MDDUS, looks after her own mental health and wellbeing.
Survey reveals "deepening crisis" in access to NHS dental care in England
A SURVEY of adults in England has revealed that 41 per cent of respondents found it difficult to book an NHS dental appointment and 24 per cent said they had to pay privately to get all their required treatment.
Backlog in child tooth extractions
DENTAL extractions performed on decayed teeth in children aged 0-19 reduced by over half between 2019/20 and 2020/21 despite no change in demand.
GMC appoints new chair
DAME Carrie MacEwen has been appointed chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) by the Privy Council.
Mental Health Awareness Week - Mr Stephen Henderson
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we find out how Mr Stephen Henderson, head of dental division and dental adviser, looks after his own mental health and wellbeing.
Cancer diagnosis target in England unmet
OVER 65,000 people in England wait longer than 28 days to find out whether they have cancer each month, according to estimates by Cancer Research UK.
MDDUS comments on the appointment of Dame Carrie MacEwen as chair of the General Medical Council
MDDUS chief medical officer John Holden congratulates Dame Carrie McEwen on her appointment as chair of the General Medical Council.
Mental Health Awareness Week - Dr Greg Dollman
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we find out how Dr Greg Dollman, senior medico-legal adviser at MDDUS, looks after his own mental health and wellbeing.
Dental case study: Adverse comment
...Mr M posts a review on a local online directory commenting that Dr S is “incompetent and rude” and that he struggled to extract his tooth...
Medical case study: Back pain
...The letter claims that had Mr U been referred to hospital he would have undergone an MRI scan which would have identified a paracentral disc protrusion compressing the cauda equina...