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...
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 –...
Read MoreNew hope for patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown for the first time that the majority of patients with complex regional...
Read MoreResearcher turns skin cells into pain-sensing neurons
After more than six years of intensive effort, a team of Harvard researchers has successfully converted mouse and human skin...
Read MoreLocal anaesthetic for TAVI is as safe and effective as general anaesthetic
Local anaesthetic for transcatheter aortic valve implantation or TAVI is as safe and effective as general anaesthetic, according to results...
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