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Squeeze on UK health gives advanced nurses leading role
Sara Dalby never imagined she would one day operate on patients when she started studying nursing.
Oct 13, 2017
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Nothing to fear for 'good Samaritan' doctors who assist medical emergencies
Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will look at what can happen when doctors are called on to help with a medical emergency (for example on board an aircraft, a so called 'good Samaritan' ...
Jun 5, 2017
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More hands-on training for doctors required if policy changes
Research into views on whether doctors should be fully registered to practise on graduation has highlighted scope for improvements in the medical education training system. Students would benefit from more hands-on training ...
Feb 23, 2016
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Why do medics from different backgrounds perform better or worse than others?
A report commissioned by the General Medical Council and carried out by the Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education and Research (CAMERA) at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) ...
Nov 23, 2015
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Opinion: Angry doctors are just the latest victims of globalisation
The current threat of a doctors' strike is just the latest example of the unhappiness of NHS staff. 2014 saw strikes from nurses, occupational therapists, porters, paramedics and healthcare assistants – the first in the ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Male doctors are more likely to have legal action taken against them
Male doctors have nearly two and half times increased odds of having medico-legal action taken against them than their female counterparts, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. A better ...
Aug 12, 2015
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Doctors to help shape the future of revalidation
A major independent evaluation carried out by a national panel of researchers led by Plymouth University, has been launched to help shape the future of revalidation.
Jul 6, 2015
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Decisions made about doctors during a GMC investigation are fair and consistent
New independent research published today has found that the decisions made about doctors during a GMC investigation are fair and consistent.
Mar 17, 2015
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Complaints procedures have a serious impact on doctors' health and risk harming patients
Doctors who are the subject of complaints procedures or investigation by the General Medical Council experience high rates of serious depression and anxiety as well as suicidal thoughts, according to a new study.
Jan 15, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
UK doctors facing complaints dogged by severe depression and suicidal thoughts
UK doctors subject to complaints procedures are at significant risk of becoming severely depressed and suicidal, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jan 15, 2015
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