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Casting the net
01 April 2011

web-builderSusan Moug, Andrew Renwick and Yvonne Dunn explore the ethics and legalities of starting your own medical website

The internet’s limitless capacity to facilitate information exchange makes the setting up of your own medical website an attractive and convenient way to inform and interact with your colleagues and patients. However, just as in everyday practice, doctors with medical websites have ethical and legal responsibilities; this article highlights some key areas.

 
Home of golf
01 January 2011

standrews_webJohn Orr on why St Andrews remains one of the world’s top golf attractions

Golf has been played on the Links of St Andrews for at least 500 years. The rights of the Burgess of the town to play on the Links was enshrined by Charter in 1552, which are maintained to this day through the St Andrews Links Trust, a charitable body which administers and maintains the town’s courses.

 
Healthy growth
01 January 2011

thp_webThe Commercial Enterprises of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh are going from strength to strength

 There are many business streams contributing to Surgeons’ Lodge Limited’s (now trading as The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Commercial Enterprises (RCSEd CE)) current success. Along with this, the business is supported by a strong team of staff who are committed to promoting the brand and making it ‘The Place to Meet, Celebrate and Stay’ for an ever-widening audience.

 
Surfing for surveys
11 January 2011

tech-webOur technology reporter Nicholas Lee has been browsing solutions for surveys

Surgical trainees get national and local surveys asking for feedback on their training, while consultants get surveys from junior trainees looking for an easy presentation. It’s ‘survey overload’, but where do they come from and how easy are they to create? The truth is anybody can make one and they are very easy to create. Surveys can be designed for audit, research and patient satisfaction. The following are just two of the many available on the web.

 

 
Longevity and the Dawsons
02 September 2010

Dawsons-PictureWyn Beasley traces the fortunes of another of New Zealand’s medical dynasties

 
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