FEATURE
Medical
highlights
from 2008
Last year was full of new regulation
responses to the 2007 n Links: www.caa.co.uk/
consultation, and how the DH fitnesstofly
and guidance; read through Your
had taken them into account
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in its response. It makes for ApRil
good background reading. In What? GMC guidance on
be fully prepared for 2009
April 2009, the new complaints Personal beliefs and medical
system will come into fruition. practice
n Links: www.dh.gov.uk/en/ Why? Contained important
JAnUARy ones and that the cost of drugs Consultations advice on dealing with
What? Department of Health: should be printed on packets to dilemmas like abortion, the
Prescribing costs in primary discourage patient waste. MARch wearing of face veils and male
care n Links: www.publications. What? Fitness to fly guide circumcision.
Why? The report argued that parliament.uk Why? The guide published n Links: www.gmc-uk.org/
more action should be taken by the Civil Aviation Authority guidance/ethical_guidance/
to curb NHS spending on FEbRUARy provided flying advice for personal_beliefs/personal_
prescription drugs in England, What? Making experiences people with respiratory or beliefs.asp
which had more than doubled count: the proposed new cardiovascular disease,
in a decade to £8.2bn a year. arrangements for handling health haematological disorders, MAy
It suggested that GPs should and social care complaints – diabetes, or pregnant women, What? Standards for
prescribe more generic drugs response to consultation or those who had undergone radiological investigations of
instead of expensive, branded Why? This report summarised recent surgery. suspected non-accidental injury
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