The UKs General Medical Council has updated the Hippocratic Oath to reflect current censorial times. The updated draft will prohibit doctors from spreading misinformation online.
Good medical practice is the bedrock that helps guide ethical practice and supports doctors to provide the best possible care in a world of increasingly complex medicine, said GMCs CEO Charlie Massey via The Telegraph.
There is a lot of evidence of the damage bad workplace cultures can do to patient safety and, ultimately, to the UKs ability to retain the healthcare professionals it needs.
Toxic cultures can also spread online, undermining public trust in the medical profession.
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