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5 February 2020

Calls for single database of consultants reignited after Ian Paterson inquiry

The Ian Paterson inquiry accused the NHS and private healthcare sector of “wilful blindness” and concluded more responsibility for safety
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2 July 2012

MPS pokes GMC for social media guidance

The Medical Protection Society wants a new section on the use of social media incorporated into official ethical guidance issued
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2 May 2012

GP prescribing ‘could be improved by IT’

Better use of computer systems in general practice could reduce errors in GP prescribing, which are currently found in one
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23 March 2012

Docs rapped for social media abuse

A US study suggests that medical boards are starting to get tough on doctors who act unprofessionally on social networking
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28 March 2011

Doctors criticise appraisal data and IT

Doctors say NHS trusts are unable to provide them with enough data on their performance to carry out appraisals and
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16 December 2009

NHS needs better trained prescribers

Doctors are to be formally tested on their knowledge of medicines before they graduate, it has been announced. The British
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3 December 2009

One in 10 prescriptions have errors

One in 10 written hospital prescriptions contain mistakes, most are minor and spotted but some are potentially lethal. In many cases
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29 September 2009

GMC issues confidentiality guidance

Fresh guidance on confidentiality has been published by the General Medical Council, with advice on topics including sharing confidential genetic
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22 May 2009

GPs warned on honesty of claims

GP practices have been warned to take care when making claims under the Quality and Outcomes Framework given the current row over
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7 January 2009

GMC rejects calls for inquiry into MTAS

The General Medical Council has rejected calls for it to investigate the IT and selection procedures for Modernising Medical Careers.
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