A newly published study in Journal of Advanced Nursing suggests that playing music in operating theatre might distract surgeons as well as those present to aid in the surgery and pose a…
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Overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety, RCGP raises red flag
Unrelenting and increasing workload pressures are pushing dedicated GPs to their limits and fatigue among overworked GPs could jeopardise patient safety on a widespread scale, the Royal College of General Practitioners has…
Over two thirds GPs believe dementia patients are let down by health services
Dementia patients in the UK are being let down by lack of support from National Health Services (NHS) and social care in the UK, a new poll of over 1,000 family doctors…
Doctors, nurses and midwives should apologise to patients and admit mistakes
Medical professionals should admit mistakes and apologise to patients and provide face to face explanation to patients, according to a set of new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) and the…
Humber NHS Foundation Trust inks £1 million deal with BT to go mobile
Humber NHS Foundation Trust has inked a deal worth £1 million with BT that will see the trust roll out a new mobile service providing healthcare professionals access to real-time information about…