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Archive for March 2012
The case of the hospital trust and the £84,550 chocolate mousse
From the BBC: In April 2008, Medirest won a multimillion-pound contract to supply meals at St John’s and Broomfield hospitals in Essex for seven years, the eight-day hearing was told. But the deal collapsed after 18 months when the trust repeatedly made complaints and, at one point, tried to deduct more than £700,000 from the … Continue reading
UKCAT For Dummies – available now!
UKCAT For Dummies is written by the founders of GeMS – Get into Medical School, building on the success of their popular UKCAT preparation course. The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) is a standardized test used as an entrance examination for the majority of medical and dental schools in the UK. Its purpose is to … Continue reading
Health and Social Care Act 2012 Explained
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has successfully completed its passage through Parliament and is now law. It came into effect in April 2013 but the full impact will take time to be felt. We at Get into Medicine UK want to provide a brief whistle-stop summary of its main changes, the stated intent … Continue reading
Silencing Tinnitus
From The Telegraph: Tinnitus – the perception of ringing, buzzing or hissing in the ears – is extremely common. Up to 10 per cent of adults are thought to have it to some extent, according to the British Tinnitus Association, although most only mildly. It is more common in the elderly. Sufferers never experience pure … Continue reading
Preparing for Interview
From the BBC: A state-run sixth-form college in London has replicated an Oxford professor’s study on its premises. Brooke House Sixth Form College (BSix) in Hackney spent £10,000 on The Red Room which was modelled on the colours of Pembroke College, Oxford. BSix principal Ken Warman said: “We’re trying to give our students every opportunity … Continue reading
Weekend Working
From the BBC: At the end of last year, the research company Dr Foster found mortality rates rose by 10% at weekends. Other studies have shown similar correlations. Staffing – and in particular the presence or absence of senior doctors – has been highlighted as a key factor. Some trusts have started looking at changing … Continue reading
Mystery Disease
From Reuters, via Yahoo News: Nodding syndrome was first documented in Tanzania as early as 1962. Fifty years later, researchers still don’t know what it is. “We have a long list of things that are not causing nodding disease. We still don’t have a definitive cause,” said Dr. Scott Dowell, director of the division of … Continue reading
Neurotechnology: Melding Mind and Machine
From the Independent: New technologies that “intervene” in the brain, building superhuman capabilities and enabling users to operate weapons or wheelchairs with the power of thought alone, are on the market or under development… But the rapid advance of the research is raising concerns that meddling with the brain could change people’s personalities, create bionic … Continue reading
