The shadowy world of shadowing physicians has prompted one of the country's largest
regional health authorities to clamp down on the dubious practice. Concerns range from …

Making the case for shadowing | The BMJ Skip to main content Intended for healthcare
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Covering doctors are those who stand in for colleagues when the latter are unable to deal
with their patients. Covering doctors who begin to issue telephonic instructions to nurses or …

How to handle the disruptive physician or other clinician is an old and complex problem that
is coming under new scrutiny in an era of patient safety.

This series highlights common medicolegal issues in general practice. Written by a team
from medical defence organisation Avant, the scenarios are based on a range of previous …

Medical education, in particular, lost its way in India when it became a big business, says Dr.
Arun Bal, president of the Association for Consumers Action on Safety and Health, a …

Background Medical boards and other practitioner boards aim to protect the public from
unsafe practice. Previous research has examined disciplinary actions against doctors, but …

• How many foreign-qualified doctors were placed in South African hospitals between the
time Smith was suspended on full pay and when his internal hearing was concluded?• How …

In July, the UK Department of Health (DH) attempted to cut medical errors by introducing 4
days of compulsory, paid shadowing for all newly qualified doctors in England and Wales …

Abstract The Ministry of Health's discussion paper and the Cabinet paper on the Bill both
suggested that the mandatory reporting of a colleague's substandard practice would …