News
Safety paramount as restrictions eased, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has commented ahead of current plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the Royal keep reading
safety
Policy
When patients turn perilous: how to (passively) tackle the rise in general practice violence
General practice is thought of as a place that heals wounds – but what happens when patients start inflicting them on healthcare staff? Worryingly, violence keep reading
Features
Sounding the alarm: the importance of whistleblowing in primary care
‘Whistleblowing’ has long been a dirty word. Yet, whistleblowing has the potential to stop medical catastrophes in their tracks. It is vital – so how keep reading
Management
WHO launches World Patient Safety Day
The World Health Organisation has launched World Patient Safety Day The first ever World Patient Safety Day was launched yesterday (17 September 2019) by the keep reading
Management
Private company to test robots as alternative to GP
Credit: This story was first seen on The Telegraph Robots will soon be able to diagnose patients “more accurately and faster” than almost any doctor, says keep reading
Compliance
GP surgery placed in special measures over safety concerns
Credit: This story was first seen on the Hackney Gazette Health inspectors have given a GP surgery six months to ensure patients are ‘safe from keep reading