2020 Regional Pain Clinic Dates Released
In addition to the regular medicolegal pain clinics with Dr Jenner and Dr Ramos-Galvez in London and Reading, both doctors travel regularly to clinics in Leeds and Birmingham. The 2020 schedule is now available to…
Read more The challenges of diagnosing sepsis
The UK Sepsis Trust estimates that every year about 250,000 people in this country develop sepsis, of whom around 25,000 are children. Five people die from the disease every hour and around 25% of survivors…
Read more What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a relatively common chronic rheumatic pain condition, characterised by widespread pain, fatigue and sleep disturbance. It occurs in around 3% of the population and is more frequently diagnosed in women than in…
Read more Medical negligence claims and the role of the Intensivist
Every year in the UK, over 270,000 adults are admitted to an intensive care unit. For the majority of patients, treatment is successful but the Department of Health estimates that around 10% of hospital inpatient…
Read more Webinar: 10 September
Mr Ash Vasireddy, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, hosted an interactive webinar on complex fractures, the importance of pre-hospital care, the role of major trauma centres in improving outcomes for patients, and the medicolegal implications for…
Read more The rise of silver trauma and the medico legal implications
For some years now, the UK population has been ageing. This is due to several factors, including advances in healthcare and improvements in lifestyle including areas like nutritional status. According to the Office of National…
Read more What Does an Intensivist do?
An intensivist, also known as an intensive care unit (ICU) or critical care physician, provides specialist care for critically ill patients. This is usually within the setting of an ICU in a major hospital, where…
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Read more When Only a Pain Expert Will Do
The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage (1)”, writes Dr Chris…
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