Facts & Hot Topics

Question 1

Values of NHS constitution

Answer 1

1) working together for patients.
Patients come first in everything we do

2) respect and dignity.
We value every person – whether patient, their families or carers, or staff – as an individual, respect their aspirations and commitments in life, and seek to understand their priorities, needs, abilities and limits

3) commitment to quality of care.
We earn the trust placed in us by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care – safety, effectiveness and patient experience right every time

4) compassion.
We ensure that compassion is central to the care we provide and respond with humanity and kindness to each person’s pain, distress, anxiety or need

5) improving lives.
We strive to improve health and wellbeing and people’s experiences of the NHS

6) everyone counts.
We maximise our resources for the benefit of the whole community, and make sure nobody is excluded, discriminated against or left behind.

Question 2

Pillars of medical ethics

Question 3

Organ donation

Question 4

Abortion laws

Question 5

Euthanasia & assisted dying

Question 6

Ageing population - what does it mean for future doctors?

Question 7

Vaccinations

Question 8

AI in medicine

Question 9

Bawa-Garba case

Question 10

Shropshire maternity scandal

Question 11

Antibiotic usage - growing concerns around antibiotic resistance

Question 12

BAME & the NHS

Question 13

Brexit & the NHS

Question 14

Medicinal cannabis