Doctors could be struck if they fail to apologise to patients
Doctors could be struck off for failing to blow the whistle on a colleague soon enough or not apologising to patients and their relatives when they make a mistake, under plans being drawn up by the GMC (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: general medical council gmc good medical practice sanctions guidelines Source Type: news
Doctors could be struck off if they fail to apologise to patients
Doctors could be struck off for failing to blow the whistle on a colleague soon enough or not apologising to patients and their relatives when they make a mistake, under plans being drawn up by the GMC (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 22, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: general medical council gmc good medical practice sanctions guidelines Source Type: news
Patients are being struck off by their doctor
After the Daily Mail highlighted the case of 95-year-old Lily Dove, randomly struck off by a surgery, doctors' leaders have argued they have no choice but to remove patients because of a recruitment crisis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctors surgeries striking off thousands of patients due to lack of GPs
Thousands of patients are being deregistered by their local doctors' surgeries due to the lack of GPs, it was claimed (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lily Dove GP recruitment crisis family doctors needed lack of GPs patients struck off Source Type: news
Four nurses censured for inadequate level of patient care
Another nurse struck off for being an alcoholic (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - June 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Foot-wash hospital doctor struck off
An emergency department doctor who washed his feet in front of a patient in Essex is struck off. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr Ali Mao-Aweys who said he could arrange female genital mutilation could be struck-off
Dr Ali Mao-Aweys, who has private clinics in Birmingham and London, was caught on camera discussing female genital mutilation with a female investigator. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fears over dementia patients 'struck off' by GPs
More than 100,000 vulnerable patients wrongly 'struck off' GP lists after being assumed dead (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Indian doctors more likely to be struck off in UK: Report
According to statistics from the General Medical Council (GMC) here, in the past five years, 117 doctors trained in India and Pakistan have been barred from working in the UK. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - May 6, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Indian doctors are FOUR times more likely to be struck off than those trained in Britain
General Medical Council figures show that between 2008 and 2013 one in 1,000 British-trained doctors were struck off compared to one in 250 Indian-trained doctors. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 6, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse struck off for alleged assault on lover
A male nurse who allegedly punched his former lover on the back of the head and withheld information on previous criminal convictions for violent behaviour has been struck off the nursing register. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - April 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurse struck off for misconduct
A male nurse who punched his former lover on the back of her head has been struck off the nursing register. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - April 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
An Unexpected Consequence of Disaster Planning
That’s a pretty downer blog title, right?
With the two moderate earthquakes that hit Southern California this in the past few weeks, I was asked to write a blog post about earthquake preparedness – the task seemed simple enough until my husband and I started diving into some serious planning questions.
I went through the Red Cross Earthquake App and as I poked through the “Plan Ahead” section. I’ve practiced DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON quite a few times, so I felt ready for that, and our emergency kit is pretty much in order (it will get refreshed/updated this weekend).
However, things got a l...
Source: Red Cross Chat - April 2, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kristiana Almeida Tags: Preparedness Uncategorized april california earthquake red cross socal Source Type: news
Magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Chile: Thrust faulting at shallow depths near the Chilean coast
A large earthquake struck off Chile on April 1, 2014 at 23:46:46 UTC, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The magnitude 8.2 earthquake in northern Chile occurred as the result of thrust faulting at shallow depths near the Chilean coast. The location and mechanism of the earthquake are consistent with slip on the primary plate boundary interface, or megathrust, between the Nazca and South America plates. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 2, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nurse struck off for not investigating abuse allegations
A nursing manager who failed to investigate abuse allegations against five residents at a Northern Ireland nursing home has been struck off. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - February 21, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
