Bad news by phone
...Conscious that urgent action was needed to avoid a poorer outcome for the patient, Dr D felt she had no other option but to phone Mrs K and inform her of the results...
Call log
A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.
BMJ awards ceremony cancelled
THE 2020 BMJ awards ceremony has been cancelled in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Pharmacists given access to emergency care summary
PHARMACISTS in Scotland have been granted access to key patient information contained in the emergency care summary (ECS).
MDDUS slashes dental membership costs
SUBSCRIPTION rates for dentists have been cut by as much as 75 per cent by MDDUS as clinicians are forced to down tools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
HR Alert: Advice on coronavirus
MDDUS employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice to practices on issues relating to coronavirus.
Whitening complaint
...Mr M undergoes the in-surgery whitening procedure and expresses his immediate dissatisfaction with the results...
MDDUS support for retired members assisting coronavirus efforts
MDDUS has automatically reinstated free-of-charge support to the membership profile of all its retired doctors who left practice in the last three years.
Concern over immunosuppressant skin medications
A STATEMENT from the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) has acknowledged concerns about COVID-19 risk among people taking medicines that affect the immune system, such as biologic therapies or immunosuppressants.