Doctors on demand

Doctors will see increased demand during Olympics despite preparations.

Health services in London will see demand for care rise by 3-5% during the Olympic Games, despite the new system that the Health Protection Agency (HPA) has put in place to monitor and respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases and environmental hazards. Brian McCloskey, the agency’s Olympics lead and director for London, said that the increase would be in the order of the surge that the NHS s...

Resident doctors on strike.

‘Non sibi sed omnibus’. Not for one but for all. This is the overriding principle in the mind of all doctors while practising their vocation. The care and welfare of patients are the primary considerations of the medical profession. Seldom do you see a doctor who prioritizes his interests before those of his patients. If patient care is the issue, he will disregard any amount of inconvenience c...

Doctors' views on diabetes.

Children with diabetes may be managed by either paediatricians or adult physicians with a particular interest in diabetes. This study compares the views of these two groups of doctors on juvenile onset diabetes. A questionnaire was given to all doctors attending two conferences, one primarily for paediatricians and one primarily for adult physicians with a particular interest in diabetes. Adult...

Doctors on display: the evolution of television's doctors.

Doctors have been portrayed on television for over 50 years. In that time, their character has undergone significant changes, evolving from caring but infallible supermen with smoldering good looks and impeccable bedside manners to drug-addicted, sex-obsessed antiheroes. This article summarizes the major programs of the genre and explains the pattern of the TV doctors' character changes. Articu...

Do Financial Incentives Increase Doctors’ Willingness to Publish Research? – A Pilot Study of 21 Junior Doctors