Mental health: Support in a time of crisis
A free service that recognises an essential duty to care for the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare professionals.
MDDUS call to members - send us your photos
MDDUS is asking members to share photos of where they live so we can share them on our social media.
Direct access opened to dental therapists and hygienists
DENTAL therapists and hygienists can now provide direct access to NHS care, NHS England has said.
NHS England sees small drop in hospital waiting lists
THE total number of people waiting for consultant-led NHS hospital treatment has fallen for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 7.19 million on the list in November 2022 compared to 7.21 million in October.
Declining patient satisfaction in maternity care
A SURVEY of women giving birth in 2022 found that fewer reported being provided appropriate advice and support from midwives or hospitals at the start of their labour compared to figures from 2017.
Insight Secondary Q1 2023
In this issue:
- Going hungry on shift
- Risk: Burnout risks patient safety
- Innovation: Virtual wards in action
- Best practice: Are you delegating safely?
- Case file: Wrong email attachment
- Case file: Gut pain
- Case file: Post-incident meeting
- Feature: The surprising history of medical defence
- Viewpoint: A place of acceptance
- Best practice: Altering clinical records – do’s and don'ts
- Mental health: Support in a time of crisis
- Ethics: Hard choices – on difficult decisions
- Vignette: Jane Elizabeth Waterston (1843-1932)
Life-threatening emergencies prioritised on strike days
NHS England has confirmed that on strike days ambulance services will prioritise clinically urgent cases.
A quarter of junior doctors are victims of race hate at work
A quarter of junior doctors have been victims of race hate at work, with the majority abused by their patients, an MDDUS survey has revealed.
Case file: Infective endocarditis risk
...Dr C asks for advice on antibiotic prophylaxis and whether this should be prescribed by a cardiologist or the patient's GP...
Altering clinical records – do’s and don’ts
Clinical records should be made contemporaneously - but there are occasions when it's reasonable to alter an existing record