Case study - Wound care
...Mr D accuses the consultant of poor care when treating his sister's arm wound in A&E...
Professionalism in practice
What does "being professional" mean to you? Senior risk adviser Liz Price explores key risk areas in this fascinating aspect of medical practice
Good record keeping essential with remote consulting
Medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar offers practical advice on record keeping in remote consultations
Investigating a death
Key advice on how to prepare and write a report for an investigation into a patient’s death – first in a two-part series
Riding the planet
Adventurist and emergency medicine doctor Stephen Fabes talks to Adam Campbell about his six-year quest to cycle the world
Case study - Renal foreign body
...After the stent is removed, Mr R suffers a number of urinary tract infections...
Information overload
Can artificial intelligence help tackle the problem of alarm fatigue for secondary care teams?
The exceptional circumstances of dealing with COVID-19 must not be forgotten
MDDUS is urging the UK Government to create an expert advisory committee to make recommendations as to how potential concerns over clinicians’ behaviour in delivering care can be considered fairly
Survey confirms disrupted learning for majority of trainee doctors
MORE than 80 per cent of trainee doctors report that disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced learning they need to progress their careers, according to the 2020 National training survey carried out by the General Medical Council (GMC).
Minority of GDC fitness to practise cases pursued
ONLY 36 per cent of all the concerns received by the General Dental Council in 2019 made it to a case examiner – the first stage at which a sanction may be imposed on a dental professional.