From workaholic GP to chef and travel planner — why I’m taking a year off
I never thought I’d see the day where I took a year off work and voluntarily relocated to the other side of the world —…
Tag: Europe
Coroner alarmed after NHS physician associate misdiagnoses femoral hernia as nosebleed
A UK coroner has issued warnings over physician associates’ scope of practice and supervision requirements after a patient’s fatal misdiagnosis. Patient Pamela Marking, 77, attended…
Medical college reveals the blunder leading to 220 registrars being told they passed an exam they actually failed
The cause of the “catastrophic” blunder that led to hundreds of UK registrars being wrongly told they had passed an exam they sat 18 months…
Hundreds of registrars who ‘passed’ UK college exam 18 months ago told they actually failed
Almost 20% of registrars who sat a September 2023 exam were given the wrong results — mostly passes when they should have failed — after…
Lucy Letby case: Relying on expert doctors in criminal medical cases can lead to injustice
The Lucy Letby case is the latest in a number of UK criminal medical cases that, beyond the rights and wrongs of each verdict, raises…
Miscarriage of justice? The clinical reasons why leading doctors say Lucy Letby did not murder babies
The media in the UK is awash with headlines about an international panel of medical experts that has declared there is no medical evidence showing…
Controversial menopause doctor denies high-dose oestrogen treatment is experimental
The high-profile doctor accused of advocating experimental doses of oestrogen in the treatment of women at her menopause clinics has defended her clinical practice. Dr…
‘I regret nothing’: GP jailed for a year after climate change protest at petrol station
A GP in the UK has been jailed for a year after attacking a petrol station in protest against the fossil fuel industry and its…
Mayor bans villagers from ‘contracting illnesses requiring medical care’ in response to doctor shortages
Forget doctors, forget hospitals, forget wonder drugs and say goodbye to those interminable debates about where the money is coming from to fund it all.…
GP practices in the UK face legal action after making hundreds of physician associates redundant over safety fears
A trade union says it is taking legal action against GP practices in UK for dismissing physician associates amid warnings that patients are at risk.…
