Launching his annual report, Sir Liam Donaldson stressed the benefits of incorporating simulation into training. ‘The old adage in medicine of ‘See one, do one, teach one’ needs to be phased out,’ he said.

‘Increasingly we’re seeing the use of simulation, not just high-tech simulation, but also doctors practising putting up drips on plastic arms and patients performing role-play to train GPs on Read more »

Given that ECGs are routine in most UK chest pain clinics, the finding shows that better risk stratification is needed for angina patients, the researchers say.

Basic clinical assessments and resting ECGs were collected for 8,176 patients with suspected angina, of whom 4,848 also had summary exercise ECGs recorded and 1,422 had detailed exercise ECGs recorded.

The researchers found that the basic clinical assessment encompassed Read more »