Quarter of medical students teetotal
NEARLY a quarter of UK medical students asked about alcohol consumption claimed to be teetotal in an average week.
Support to help more doctors become GPs
HOSPITAL doctors and overseas GPs will be given extra support to work in general practice under new plans from Health Education England.
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.
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.
MDDUS urges early reform to reduce cost pressure on indemnity rates
MDDUS has urged the government to work toward early implementation of measures to reduce legal costs in clinical negligence cases.
Dental indemnity declaration
THE GDC has announced that 96 per cent of dental care professionals (DCPs) successfully renewed their registration this summer by paying their annual retention fee and making a declaration of adequate and appropriate indemnity.
New guidance on reducing alcohol risks
DRINKING any amount of alcohol will increase the risk of developing a range of cancers, according to new guidance from the UK’s chief medical officers.
Survey suggests dentists not taking sufficient breaks
A SURVEY of dentists found that less than 40 per cent take a lunchbreak and over 60 per cent take no small breaks at all.