Patients want doctors who are competent, respectful, honest and able to communicate with them. That is patient-centred professionalism. Professional self-regulation, as practised hitherto, has failed to achieve this for all patients. In the United Kingdom, a new way of looking at professional regulation has been developed--as a partnership between public and doctors. At its heart is a code of g...

Negative patient feedback may have to be recorded by nurses to show how they have used it to improve their practice as part of re-registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The nursing regulator is considering the requirement in early proposals for a new revalidation system, which will replace post-registration education and practice (PREP) in 2015. Consultation on the model began this...

Abstract Passalini comprises 209 species divided into six genera. To date there is no published work that addresses the phylogenetic relationships among genera of Passalini. Additionally, monophyly Passalus , largest genus tribe (81% its species) contested. We performed a analysis based on morphological data and partial sequence 16S ribosomal subunit, to elucidate Passalini, test their monophyl...

Materials used for manned space flight are tightly controlled to ensure the safety of the crewmembers. Significant changes to the economic environment as well as impact from environmental restrictions have resulted in material obsolescence that requires recertification or revalidation, increasing cost and risk to the program. This paper will review the impact this issue has had on the Shuttle E...