Background Primary care faecal calprotectin testing distinguishes inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) from functional gut disorder in young patients presenting with abdominal …

Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the introduction of preoperative safety
briefings on operating theater start times. In addition, we assessed staff attitudes toward the …

Providing health care for populations from cradle to grave is complex and demanding.
Health-care organisations need sound clinical leadership to optimise patient experience …

The structure of postgraduate medical training rightly puts enormous emphasis on gathering
clinical experience and constantly updating knowledge of relevant medical research to use …

The risks to patients at August handover time are well known, yet there is no national
consensus on the best way to deliver induction programmes for Foundation Year One (F1) …

Interspecialty referrals are an essential part of most inpatient stays. With over 130 referrals
occurring per week at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, the process must be efficient …

Objectives To assess the impact of a 7-week public bowel cancer awareness campaign pilot
by reviewing the number of 2-week referrals from general practitioners (GPs) to hospital …

Surgical departments are increasingly put under pressure to improve services, cut waiting
lists, increase efficiency and save money. At a district general hospital in the west-midlands …

Medicine has made remarkable progress within the lifetime of the oldest members of our
society. Evidence from trials has come to replace expert opinion as the arbiter of treatment …

Aims To develop and evaluate a feasible, authentic pharmacist‐led prescribing feedback
intervention for doctors‐in‐training, to reduce prescribing errors. Methods This was a mixed …