Sleep deprived doctors commit more serious errors
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In the USA a new study has found that trainee doctors who work long hours make more mistakes in their work than doctors who sleep properly.
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Medical school interns routinely work 30-hour shifts, but two new studies say the workload is both dangerous and excessive, and are calling for interns&#39; hours to be cut in half.
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Out-of-hours GP services are suffering because of a lack of funding from regional health bosses, doctors say.
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Dentists who fail to be upfront with patients about their treatment options could face disciplinary action.
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Doctors make the same arithmetic mistakes the rest of us make, but the consequences can be considerably more serious.
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Rules designed to prevent doctors in   training from having to work hours on end with little sleep   have failed to reform the practice, researchers said on   Tuesday.
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Every day, in hospitals all over the country, biology clashes with medicine. Biology demands sleep; medicine dictates long hours without it.
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The wait for exam results is causing problems like insomnia, depression and panic attacks, a report says.
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By DR DANNY PENMAN DOCTOR Penny Sartori was barely halfway through her night shift at Morriston Hospital in Swansea when one of her patients began behaving in a most peculiar way.
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America&#39;s doctors-in-training are committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work more than 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests the US medical community has
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Medical records are frequently  incomplete or missing during patient visits to the doctor,  posing potential danger and wasting time, a survey of  physicians said on Tuesday.
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PATIENTS are still at risk from killer GPs such as Harold Shipman because the watchdog meant to protect them is more interested in protecting doctors, a damning report said yesterday.
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Reforms of NHS dentistry mean some patients are getting substandard care, critics claim.
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Nearly a quarter of all NHS patient accidents happen at night, a survey has concluded.
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One in three doctors has been physically or verbally attacked at work in the last year, but most did not report it, a survey reveals today
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Many NHS trusts are failing to meet core standards for out-of-hours primary care, statistics show.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Medical residents who are depressed are about six times more likely to make medication errors than those who aren't depressed, says a study that looked a 123 pediatric residents at three children's hospitals in the United States.