Scheme to help NHS whistleblowers back into work
NHS whistleblowers are to be offered career coaching and financial advice as part of a pilot scheme to help them back into work.
Older patients’ families struggle to complain about poor hospital care
THE families of older hospital patients find it difficult to complain about poor care with more than two-thirds feeling their complaint made no difference, according to a new survey.
New dental tool to fight inappropriate prescribing
A NEW resource aims to reduce inappropriate dental prescribing by sharing data from across the UK.
Bowel cancer death rate drops 30 per cent
THE bowel cancer death rate has fallen by 30 per cent in the last 20 years, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK.
Conflicts of interest statement for healthcare professionals
DOCTORS and dentists should refuse “all but the most trivial gifts” from patients, according to a joint statement on conflicts of interest.
Alcohol will claim estimated 63,000 lives over next five years
ALCOHOL-RELATED illness will be responsible for an estimated 63,000 deaths in the next five years, according to a new report from the University of Sheffield Alcohol Research Group.
Campaign to end bullying culture
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to tackle bullying in surgery and dentistry.
Antidepressant prescriptions in England rise again
ANTIDEPRESSANTS saw the greatest numeric rise in prescription items in England for the fourth successive year – increasing by 6 per cent in 2016.
Inherited heart conditions commonly misdiagnosed
SIX in ten patients living with inherited heart conditions were initially misdiagnosed, with symptoms attributed to other conditions like stress, anxiety and epilepsy.
Prescription purge urged by NHS England
A FORMAL public consultation is being launched in England on new guidelines calling for 18 treatments – including homeopathy and herbal treatments – costing taxpayers £141 million a year to generally not be prescribed.