Radiologist shortage acute
THE radiologist workforce in the NHS is now 33 per cent short-staffed and needs at least another 1,939 consultants to meet safe staffing levels and pre-coronavirus levels of demand for scans, says the Royal College of Radiologists.
Ensure your practice is inclusive
MANY practice websites are still displaying messaging that excludes certain members of society from accessing GP services, according to a recent item in the NHS Primary Care Bulletin.
Pledge for faster access to new treatments from NICE
PATIENTS will have speedier access to the latest treatments and innovations, NICE has pledged.
Impact of Covid-19 must be factored into regulators' decision-making
MDDUS has again backed calls for the impact of Covid-19 to be factored into regulators' decision making, in light of a new Professional Standards Authority report, Learning from Covid-19.
Mental health crisis hits youth hard
REFERRALS of children and young people to mental health services in England between April and December last year increased by 28 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, according to analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Majority of doctors predict NHS backlogs well into 2022
NEARLY 60 per cent of doctors think it will take at least 18 months for the NHS to recover from the pandemic, with 30 per cent predicting it will take over two years.
Insight Secondary Q2 2021
In this issue:
- Viewpoint: Fine balance needed with remote consultations
- The pitfalls of treating colleagues
- MDDUS Solutions: A new choice for doctors
- Social media risks
- Nothing but the truth
- Making decisions about CPR
- “A responsible body of medical men”
- Case study - Colleague intervention
- Case study - Expert evidence
- Case study - Unseen complication
- Reflective practice
- Ethics: On moral distress
- Book choice: Intensive care
- Vignette: Baldev Kaushal (1906-1992)
BMJ stresses importance of ventilation and air quality in Covid 19 prevention
MORE emphasis needs to be placed on proper ventilation and air quality in the reduction of Covid-19, says the BMJ in a recent editorial.
MDDUS backs calls for impact of Covid-19 to be factored into regulators' decision-making
MDDUS Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Holden, responds to the publication of the Professional Standards Authority's Learning from Covid-19 review
MDDUS calls for impact of Covid-19 to be factored into regulators' decision-making
MDDUS Head of Dental, Stephen Henderson, responds to the publication of the Professional Standards Authority's Learning from Covid-19 review