All Surgery articles – Page 37
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NewsCaesarean rates 'vary widely' in UK
A new study has suggested that the differences in opinion between doctors across England is the cause of varying rates of Caesarean sections carried out in the country.
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NewsBariatric surgery on the rise in Scotland
More than a hundred gastric band operations were carried out in Scotland in the last two years, figures have revealed.
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NewsCall to reform surgical profession
Surgeons belong to a “profession adrift” that is in urgent need of reform, a leading medical journal has claimed.
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NewsFormer BMA chair acted like 'caricature of surgical arrogance'
Surgeon and former British Medical Association chair James Johnson left a surgical clip inside a patient, shouted at junior staff and behaved like a “caricature of surgical arrogance”, a disciplinary hearing has heard.
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NewsWoman wins court bid to have gastric bypass
A mother of three is believed to have become the first person in the country to use a judicial review to force the NHS to give her a gastric bypass so she can lose weight, her solicitor has said.
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NewsFormer BMA chairman to face disciplinary panel
The former chairman of the British Medical Association will face a disciplinary panel accused of professional misconduct, it has emerged.
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NewsJoint replacement patients in poorest ever health
People needing hip and knee replacements are in poorer health than ever before, with most now obese or overweight, according to a study out today.
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NewsHundreds of patients face hip replacement recall
A medical device company has issued an urgent safety notice after discovering problems with hip replacement devices thought to have been fitted in hundreds of NHS patients.
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NewsNHS faces 'overwhelming obesity burden'
Health experts have warned of obesity’s “overwhelming” burden on the NHS as figures showed a 785% rise in weight-loss surgery.
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HSJ Knowledge
QIPP challenges
QIPP is a cornerstone of the government’s drive to make the NHS take a more preventative and patient-centred approach.