In this issue we have not been shy of addressing some controversial issues. Dancer and Duerden take opposing views on the loss of the traditional physician’s white coat. Has this had a positive effect on infection control or has it harmed the doctor-patient relationship? In both the lay and the medical press, the pharmaceutical industry has received a lot of scrutiny, much of it hostile. Hardman discusses how the industry has addressed some of these criticisms.
UK Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity report published.
New limit comes infor force today.
Vale of Leven Inquiry report published today.
Welcome to the third issue of 2014. As usual, there is an interesting selection of articles, ranging from good old-fashioned clinical observation (Bardhan on pyloric stenosis) to the latest in medical technology (Gibson on microRNA, Daly on pharmacogenetic testing).
Scottish and European doctors will make the case for health alongside industry supporters of the policy.
