@RCPath cause of death list 2020 needs updating; UGIBs with natural condition in 1b. should be acceptable and not require ‘spontaneous’ to avoid HMC referral. UGIB on a background of advanced gastric adenocarcinoma is natural yet currently unacceptable with this current standard
I’m sorry but this is fucking awful from BMJ. I personally think there is a role in medicine to think about placebo injections, but childbirth is not it. Women have put up with people not taking their pain seriously for too long, and deserve proper, evidence-based treatments.
England & Wales histopathologists: The Ministry of Justice is doing a targeted call for evidence regarding fees for coroners’ autopsies. Any pathologist can respond. There is a questionnaire to fill out and return.
Contact me and I can send it to you. Deadline 19th Jan
We have published a paper on Sudden Cardiac Death and Cardiomyopathy from our national coronial autopsy database. Find it open access here:
https://t.co/YtGK3xviau
We are making careers in medicine more accessible by launching the first 200 doctor apprenticeships in the NHS.
This is an important step with @NHS_HealthEdEng to grow the workforce and ensure anyone with the ability and passion for medicine can be a doctor.