Category: R

Research misconduct is defined as behaviour by a researcher that falls short of accepted ethical and scientific standards whether or not this be intentional. For example, the same data may be sent for publication to more than one medical journal, which might have the effect of their being counted twice in any meta-analysis or systematic…

Also called recovered memory syndrome, this controversial concept emerged in the USA, and was picked up later by some experts in the UK. It holds that abused children sometimes suppress their unpleasant memories, and that subsequent psychotherapy could help them recover these memories thus possibly aiding rehabilitation. This recall of ‘repressed’ memories, however, is believed…

This organization consists of marriage guidance councils throughout the UK, with over 2,000 counsellors. These councils are affiliated to Relate Marriage Guidance, which is responsible for the selection, training and continued supervision of all counsellors. Anyone seeking help can telephone or write for an appointment. No fees are charged, but those receiving help are encouraged…

Professional staff working in health care are registered with and regulated by several statutory bodies: doctors by the general medical council (GMC); dentists by the general dental council; nurses and midwives by the Nursing and Midwifery Council; and pharmacists by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. The General Osteopathic Council regulates osteopaths, and the Health Professions Council…

A branch of the vagus nerve which leaves the latter low down in its course, and hooking around the right subclavian artery on the right side and round the arch of the aorta on the left runs up again into the neck, where it enters the larynx and supplies branches to the muscles which control…

These form an agreed UK list of health-care terminology named after the general practitioner who devised them initially in the 1970s. The coding system provides a basis for computerized clinical records that can be shared across professional and administrative boundaries. The codes accommodate the different views of specialists, but use simple terms without any loss…

A method of comparing the results between two or more groups of patients intentionally subjected to different methods of treatment or sometimes of prevention. Those entering the trial have to give their informed permission. They are allocated to their respective groups using random numbers, with one group (controls) receiving no active treatment, instead receiving either…

The title or label given to a category in a classification (scheme).  

An enclosed area within a health care facility in which one or more patients are lodged, cared for, and/or treated.  

A hospital employee who coordinates the hospital’s activities with respect to risk management; this is a staff position, as contrasted with a line position.