Emergency doctors can treat paediatric pain without a needle
Children in emergency departments can safely be treated for paediatric pain from limb injuries using intranasal ketamine, a drug more...
Read MoreCare for COPD patients has improved but is still not good enough
Care for COPD patients has improved but is still not good enough The national COPD clinical audit report COPD: who...
Read MoreStandards of conduct – General Medical Council (GMC)
Consulting editor James Watts gives a brief seminar on the complaints processes at the General Medical Council (GMC) The role...
Read MoreNearly one in ten doctors in training experience bullying
Bullying and undermining are too common in medical training, according to the General Medical Council (GMC). A survey of the...
Read More“Doctors should not fund the Professional Standards Authority (PSA)”
Doctors should not fund the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) through annual registration fees paid to the General Medical Council (GMC),...
Read MoreCME Medical awarded top training accolade
CME Medical has been awarded the Skills for Health Quality Mark for its technical training programme, showing that its training...
Read MoreDoctors will play a crucial role in new legal duty of candour
Under the statutory duty of candour which has been introduced, NHS bodies in England (trusts, foundation trusts and special health...
Read MoreThe anaesthetic tea party – commitment to cleanliness
Patrick Ward takes a light-hearted approach to emphasise an anaesthetist’s commitment to cleanliness [caption id="attachment_3479" align="alignleft" width="180"] Tea Party –...
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