Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
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The junior transport minister has caused a minor political storm by calling his countrymen “bloody miserable”. Writing on his blog, Tom Harris, MP for Glasgow South, said Britain had never had it so good, but that it had not made most Britons any less grumpy. “There are more two-car homes in Britain today than there… Read more »
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