Supporting employees in Ramadan
Read our key points to consider in supporting staff observing Ramadan.
Statutory pay rates updated
THE latest increases in statutory pay rates have been published by the government.
Contract and handbook changes
CHANGES to employee contracts and handbooks were introduced in April 2020 but may have been missed due to the pandemic.
MDDUS reacts to new consultation on regulation of healthcare professionals
MDDUS has commented on the publication of a Department of Health and Social Care consultation on the future of healthcare regulation.
Clinicians refusing coronavirus vaccination
What needs to be considered when healthcare professionals decline the offer of a coronavirus vaccine?
Unstable implant
...Mr W demands he be refunded for the cost of his implant which he says is unstable and has required repeated tightening...
Dizzy episodes
...Immediate surgery around the time of the first consultation would not have made a difference to Mr K’s long-term prognosis, as (on the balance of probabilities) the tumour would still not have been completely resected given its diffuse nature...
NICE publishes single guideline for managing Covid-19
ESSENTIAL information about managing Covid-19 in adults and children has now been published in a single NICE guideline.
Updated guidance on remote prescribing takes effect 5 April
UPDATED General Medical Council (GMC) guidance on remote prescribing will take effect on 5 April.
“Perfect storm” of problems leading to drop in urgent referrals for lung cancer
A RELUCTANCE to attend hospital for diagnostic tests as well as increased worry over symptoms may be behind a drop of over a third (34 per cent) in urgent referrals for lung cancer since March of 2020, according to a survey of GPs carried out by Cancer Research UK.