Doctor's using abbreviations in medical notes are putting their patients' lives at risk, health experts have warned. The UK's Medical Defence Union said that difficulties often arose because ...

Kevin Cleary, of the National Patient Safety Agency, said: "Abbreviations in clinical notes, prescriptions and treatment charts should be kept to an absolute minimum. They cause confusion and present ...

Your prescription may come with the note "QID while awake" or something similar to clarify that this is the case. ... Medical Abbreviation Q6H. Whether written as Q6H, q6h, ...

Are you a “poor historian,” “well nourished” or in need of a “time out”? As patients gain access to their own medical records, the notes left by doctors can sting.

The boom in after-hours medical services is raising concerns about the "uberisation" of medicine.Credit: Virginia Star After compiling a list of 321 abbreviations used in 200 discharge letters ...