.

Resource library for dental and medical professionals

Search our library by keyword or use the filters on the left to browse by profession, role, category or type of content.

Bid to end disadvantages for ethnic minority doctors

A NEW strategy has been launched to end the “disadvantage and discrimination” faced by ethnic minority doctors throughout their careers.

  • 25 May 2021
  • News

Guidance for clinicians on talking about dying

NEW guidance has been published to help doctors talk to patients who are coming to the end of their life.

  • 21 May 2021
  • News

Provide smoking cessation “opt-out” service

PATIENTS should be offered smoking cessation treatment automatically, unless they opt out, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

  • 21 May 2021
  • News

GDC issues statement on direct-to-consumer orthodontics

THE GDC has published an updated statement on direct-to-consumer orthodontics, reaffirming that at present there is no effective substitute for a physical examination as the foundation for clinical assessment.

  • 18 May 2021
  • News

Fall in melanoma diagnoses worrying

A FALL in melanoma diagnoses by 28 per cent in April to November 2020 has experts worried that fewer people with suspicious skin lesions are seeing their GP.

  • 11 May 2021
  • News

GDC defends use of undercover investigations

THE General Dental Council has defended its use of undercover investigations and not ruled out future use if merited by potential public risk, and if there is no other way to investigate an allegation.

  • 29 April 2021
  • News

Taskforce to prioritise antivirals development

A TASKFORCE has been launched by the UK Government to identify antiviral treatments for patients exposed to Covid-19 to stop the infection spreading and speed up recovery time.

  • 29 April 2021
  • News

Action needed to boost vaccine uptake amongst health workers

TACKLING misinformation and mistrust is key to reducing Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers, a new UK study has found.

  • 29 April 2021
  • News

Vaccine choice for pregnant women welcomed

THE announcement that pregnant women will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine in line with UK vaccine roll out plans has been welcomed by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

  • 28 April 2021
  • News

Radiologist shortage acute

THE radiologist workforce in the NHS is now 33 per cent short-staffed and needs at least another 1,939 consultants to meet safe staffing levels and pre-coronavirus levels of demand for scans, says the Royal College of Radiologists.

  • 28 April 2021
  • News

For registration, or any login issues, please visit our login page.