27 January 2015

New anaesthesic technique helps show cause of obstruction in sleep apnoea

A simplified anaesthesic technique may enable more widespread use of preoperative testing to demonstrate the cause of airway obstruction in...

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25 January 2015

Nearly 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...

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23 January 2015

08 – RCS Education Bursary

RCS Education is awarding four awards of up to £1,000 each for surgical trainees to attend an RCS Education course...

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23 January 2015

Adenosine receptor holds key to pain relief

New research into the adenosine receptor has uncovered a way to block a pain pathway in animal models of chronic...

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21 January 2015

Professor Terence Stephenson starts as our new Chair

Professor Terence Stephenson starts as our new Chair Professor Terence Stephenson took over from Professor Sir Peter Rubin as the...

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20 January 2015

Warming up nicely – Geratherm UniqueTemp

Warming up nicely – Geratherm UniqueTemp A report of the trial of the Geratherm UniqueTemp patient warming system in and...

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17 January 2015

Doctors 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...

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17 January 2015

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 typically...

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