Prescribing - a worldwide survey on governance.

Purpose Of The Study: To explore the governance regarding prescribing across the world.

Study Design: We used a web-based questionnaire to ask the doctors about their prescribing practices and perception of governance in relation to prescribing. We sent the questionnaire to all doctors working in our hospital and primarily targeted doctors who had acquired their medical qualifications outside the UK to get a global view.

Is it appropriate to link 'old age' to certain causes of death on the medical certificate of cause of death?

In the current list of acceptable causes of death in the medical certificate of cause of death, some causes are either linked to old age or could be used for all people over the age of 80 years. Notable ones include 'frailty of old age', 'debility of old age' and 'senility'. It is best to avoid these terms as they provide an erroneous impression that these conditions occurred because a person was old; we recommend that the list of acceptable causes of death is revised by engaging all stakeholders.

Improving the quality of electronic discharge summaries from medical wards: A quality improvement project.

Introduction: The electronic discharge (e-discharge) summary forms an essential component of communication between secondary and primary care. However, its content and quality can often be substandard due to inadequate or inaccurate information.

Method: Two retrospective audits were completed with intervening e-discharge workshops.

The contributions of NHS healthcare workers who are shielding or working from home during COVID-19.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare staff and others who work for the NHS have been working from home (WFH) or shielding due to various health conditions, including pregnancy. While emphasis has been given to the support and wellbeing of those working at the frontline, little is known about the contribution of those who are working remotely. This online survey attempts to throw some light on how these healthcare workers have been contributing to the NHS while WFH, the resources they may or may not have to undertake their remote duties, their perception of whether their contribution is valued at the workplace, and their views on whether the new ways of working would influence the manner in which they would work in the future.

Impact of stroke services on geriatric medicine in Wales.

Letters not directly related to articles published in and presenting unpublished original data should be submitted for publication in this section. Clinical and scientific letters should not exceed 500 words and may include one table and up to five references.

Survey on the attitudes of hospital doctors towards the terms 'acopia' and 'social admission' in clinical practice.

Letters not directly related to articles published in Clinical Medicine and presenting unpublished original data should be submitted for publication in this section. Clinical and scientific letters should not exceed 500 words and may include one table and up to five references.

Predictors of mortality in leptospirosis: an observational study from two hospitals in Kolkata, eastern India.

Background: Leptospirosis has a mortality rate of 5-20%. Poor prognostic factors are older age; oliguria; elevated potassium, creatinine and/or bilirubin levels; and altered mental status. We conducted this retrospective study to analyse the predictors of mortality among Indian patients with leptospirosis.