News for Medical Practitioners
FFLM Newsletter - September 2010
9th September 2010
Date submitted : 2010-09-09
The newsletter is now available to download - Click here.
Diplomas page - updated!
17th August 2010
Date submitted : 2010-08-17
The External Diplomas page has been updated - click here to see information about diplomas and courses in forensic and legal medicine.
Please contact the office if there are any courses that ought to be included on this page.
Two new BMA & FFLM Documents
11th August 2010
Date submitted : 2010-08-11
Go to the FFLM Library to access two documents published today:
- Recommendations for healthcare professionals asked to perform intimate body searches
- Taking blood specimens from incapacitated drivers
MFFLM Examination - what is it like?
20th July 2010
Date submitted : 2010-07-20
Go to the MFFLM page to read about the MFFLM experience for one of last year's candidates.
FFLM Presidential Election 2010
13th July 2010
Date submitted : 2010-05-27
Read More...FFLM on BBC London
5th July 2010
Date submitted : 2010-07-05
Read More...FFLM expresses concern over lack of training of Forensic Physicians
29th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-29
Please see details of a Press Release in relation to this matter.
BMA News Review Article 26 June 2010
29th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-29
Read the President's response to the BMA article.
MFFLM Exam Part 1 - applications open
23rd June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-23
Applications are now open for the 2010 MFFLM Examination to be held on 7 October. The deadline for applications is Friday 13 August.
Read more about the MFFLM Examination...
Publication of the Report of the Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law
18th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-18
The North Review Report was published on 16 June 2010. Click below to download the report.
Download North Review ReportLearning the Lessons Bulletin 10
18th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-18
Read More...FFLM Updates, 18 June 2010
18th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-18
Read More...ACPO: Improving the police service response to those with mental ill health and learning disabilities
15th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-15
Read More...Queen’s Birthday Honours List
14th June 2010
Date submitted : 2010-06-14
Read More...Sexual Assault: A Forensic Clinician's Practice Guide
11th May 2010
Date submitted : 2010-05-11
Click below for details on this new book by Dr Cath White.
Read More...
National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths Steering Group
Update on UK drug-related deaths
16th April 2010
Date submitted : 2010-04-16
Please click below to download Drug-related deaths – emerging issues, Spring 2010 update which has been sent to the Department of Health and coroners.
Download np-SAD Spring 2010 update
FFLM Elections 2010 - Results
14th April 2010
Date submitted : 2010-04-14
Read More...FFLM Annual General Meeting
6th April 2010
Date submitted : 2010-04-06
Read More...Responding to violence against women and children – the role of the NHS
15th March 2010
Date submitted : 2010-03-15
Read More...The North Review of Drink and Drug Driving
23rd February 2010
Date submitted : 2010-02-23
Read More...Learning the Lessons - Bulletin 9
19th February 2010
Date submitted : 2010-02-19
Read More...New Faculty Documents Published Today
12th February 2010
Date submitted : 2010-02-12
Read More...Proposed amendments to FFLM Standing Orders
3rd February 2010
Date submitted : 2010-02-03
Read More...Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Police Custody
3rd February 2010
Date submitted : 2010-02-22
Read More...FFLM Elections 2010
5th January 2010
Date submitted : 2009-12-17
Fellows and Members are invited to submit nominations for the following Faculty Offices:
Read More...Professor Ralph Lawrence OBE
22nd December 2009
Date submitted : 2009-12-22
Read More...President's Diary
18th December 2009
Date submitted : 2009-12-18
Visit the Faculty Officers page to see the latest from the President's Diary.
FFLM Annual Conference 2010
19th November 2009
Date submitted : 2009-11-19
The programme for the 2010 Annual Conference is now available. Please visit the event page for further details.
Learning the Lesson Quick-time bulletin
27th October 2009
Date submitted : 2009-10-27
Read More...Newsletter - October 2009
22nd October 2009
Date submitted : 2009-10-22
The newsletter is now available to download - Click here.
Learning The Lessons - Bulletin 8
15th October 2009
Date submitted : 2009-10-15
Read More...President's Diary
19th August 2009
Date submitted : 2009-08-19
Visit the Faculty Officers page to see the latest from the President's Diary.
FFLM Annual Conference 2010 – request for members’ papers
13th August 2009
Date submitted : 2009-08-13
Read More...The Society of Apothecaries of London - Diploma in the Forensic and Clinical Aspects of Sexual Assault (DipFCASA)
28th July 2009
Date submitted : 2009-07-28 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Read More...Appraisal Documents
14th July 2009
Date submitted : 2009-07-15
The Revalidation Committee has produced a set of appraisal documents which are now available to members. You must be logged to access them.
Go to the Revalidation page to download the documents.
Learning the Lessons - Quick Time Bulletin
7th July 2009
Date submitted : 2009-07-07
Read More...FFLM / NPIA Course for Forensic Physicians - review
25th June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-06-25 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Read More...Sexual Offences Forum – Expressions of Interest
22nd June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-06-23
Read More...Learning The Lessons - Bulletin 7
19th June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-06-19
Read More...Membership Examination (MFFLM)
18th June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-04-20
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Please visit the MFFLM Examination page for more information.
Interrogating detainees
8th June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-06-08
Click the links below to read the Faculty's response to the recent BMJ article.
BMJ ArticleFaculty Response
New This Week!
2nd June 2009
Date submitted : 2009-06-02
Read more about the latest additions to the website...New documents available in the Library
19th May 2009
Date submitted : 2009-05-19 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Read More...HMIC audit of rape
15th May 2009
Date submitted : 2009-05-15
Read the FFLM Press Release...H1N1 resources
15th May 2009
Date submitted : 2009-05-15
Read More...Election of two Ordinary Members of the Board of the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine
15th April 2009
Date submitted : 2009-04-15
Read More...Warning regarding heroin misusers
12th March 2009
Date submitted : 2009-03-12
Read More...Clinical Forensic Medicine, Third Edition by W. D. S McLay
12th March 2009
Date submitted : 2009-03-13 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Read More...Guidelines For The Collection Of Forensic Specimens From Complainants And Suspects
4th March 2009
Date submitted : 2009-03-04 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
This document has been updated - to access the latest version, please log in and go to Publications
Learning the Lessons Bulletin 6
25th February 2009
Date submitted : 2009-02-25
Read More...FFLM Research Subcommittee
12th February 2009
Date submitted : 2009-02-12
Read More...The Life and Times of a Forensic Physician - A Tribute to Dr Michael Knight
10th February 2009
Date submitted : 2009-02-11
Read More...FFLM CONFERENCE 8-9 May - BOOK NOW
28th January 2009
Date submitted : 2009-01-29
Programme and booking information are now available - go to Events for more information.
FMEs and the Metropolitan Police Service
14th January 2009
Date submitted : 2009-01-14 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
The Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine has grave concerns about the current state of the forensic medical service in the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) area, where a new contract for service became effective at midnight on 11th January 2009.
Read More...Election of two Ordinary members of the board
5th January 2009
Date submitted : 2009-01-05
Nominations are now closed.
Read More...LLM/MA and Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic and Legal Medicine
Lancashire Law School
16th December 2008
Date submitted : 2008-12-16
Read More...BASPCAN Congress Call for Abstracts
16th December 2008
Date submitted : 2008-12-18
Read More...Call for nominations for learner places on Justice Dual Diagnosis Training Programme
8th December 2008
Date submitted : 2008-12-09
Click the link below to download the document.
Download formsLearning The Lessons
23rd October 2008
Date submitted : 2008-10-24
Read More...Election of the President of the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine
15th October 2008
Date submitted : 2008-10-16
Read More...Course in Forensic Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow (Commences October 2008)
8th September 2008
Date submitted : 2008-09-08 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Read More...FFLM Conference Questionnaire
8th August 2008
Date submitted : 2008-08-12
Read More...Proposal to amend Standing Orders
11th July 2008
Date submitted : 2008-07-11
Read More...New documents
11th July 2008
Date submitted : 2008-07-11
There are 3 new documents in the FFLM library:
- Consent Form for Photographs Pro-Forma
- Sample Examination Consent Form Pro-Forma
- Acute behavioural disturbance: guidelines on management in police custody
To download these, click on the Publications tab.
Learning the Lessons Bulletin 4
18th June 2008
Date submitted : 2008-06-18
Read More...Roadside Sobriety Testing Of Drug Drivers
18th June 2008
Date submitted : 2008-06-19
This invitation from the Met to attend a 2-day course on FIT/DRT is open to all FMEs nationwide.
For more information, click onto the "Events" tab.
New document:
9th June 2008
Date submitted : 2008-06-09
Go to the "Publications" tab to download this document. This is a study conducted as part of the Prison Reform Trust's, which aims to effect change by exploring and publicising the experiences of people with learning disabilities and learning difficulties who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
New FFLM documents
23rd May 2008
Date submitted : 2008-05-23
Two new documents are available - "Consent from children and young people in police custody in England and Wales", "Managing blood borne virus exposures in custody".
Click the "Publications" tab for more.
Ministry of Justice: Cremation Regulations consultation
22nd May 2008
Date submitted : 2008-05-22
New documents are now available on the "Publications" tab.
Coroner reform documents published
15th May 2008
Date submitted : 2008-05-15
Read More...Changes to Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 Regarding Police Stations as a Place of Safety
7th May 2008
Date submitted : 2008-05-07
Read More...Appraisal Questionnaire
29th April 2008
Date submitted : 2008-04-29
Read More...FFLM Development Course for Forensic Physicians
23rd April 2008
Date submitted : 2008-04-23
Saturday, 13th September 2008Go to the events page for more information about this event, including agenda and application form.
FFLM Annual Conference
28th March 2008
Date submitted : 2008-03-28
*UPDATED*
Please visit the events page for updated programme and registration form for the conference in Maidstone, Kent, 3rd-6th June 2008.
Please note that the early registration fee ends on the 4th April 2008.
FFLM CONFERENCE
The Learning the Lessons bulletin
17th March 2008
Date submitted : 2007-11-05
Read More...Ivor Doney
11th February 2008
Date submitted : 2008-02-11
Read More...Changes to PACE Codes of Practice
7th February 2008
Date submitted : 2008-02-07
Read More...Application to be an Examiner for the Membership Examination of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (MFFLM)
31st January 2008
Date submitted : 2008-01-16
Read More...International Association Of Forensic Sciences - Last Call For Papers
31st January 2008
Date submitted : 2008-01-31 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
Poster sessions are closed; however, the deadline for podium presentations has been extended until February 15, 2008
Read More...FFLM Annual Conference
16th January 2008
Date submitted : 2008-01-16
Conference details are now available on the events page. (3-6 June 2008)
FFLM response to CRFP
11th January 2008
Date submitted : 2008-01-11 | Filed under : Forensic Practitioners
The FFLM response to an article from Mr Alan Kershaw of CRFP. Go to the publications page or click below for a direct link...
Link to CRFP article and FFLM responseNew documents in FFLM library
9th January 2008
Date submitted : 2008-01-09
Read More...Michael Knight
6th November 2007
Date submitted : 2007-11-06
Read More...Consultation on draft revised Mental Health Act 1983 Code of Practice
5th November 2007
Date submitted : 2007-11-05
Read More...Cremation Regulations – Consolidation and Modernisation: FFLM response
15th October 2007
Date submitted : 2007-10-15
The Faculty's response to the Cremation Regulations consultation document is now available on the publications page.
FFLM meeting minutes/newsletters now available to members
9th October 2007
Date submitted : 2007-10-09
Read More...Consultation on Proposed Changes to NSPIS
1st October 2007
Date submitted : 2007-10-01
Read More...UCD Scholarships and Programme Information
14th August 2007
Date submitted : 2007-08-14
Information on PhD Scholarships and forensic medicine at University College Dublin has been added to the "External Diplomas" page under Accreditation. Read More...New Publications Available Now
12th July 2007
Date submitted : 2007-07-12
New documents are now available in Publications. Click "read more" for further details. Read More...New Document Additions to Web Site
28th May 2007
Date submitted : 2007-05-30
New documents are available under 'Publications' and 'Accreditation'. Please click the read more link for more information. Read More...FFLM First AGM
9th May 2007
Date submitted : 2007-05-09
The First AGM of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians took place on 20 April 2007 with 65 in attendance. The newly elected Fellows received their diplomas from the President, Guy Norfolk, and reports were provided by the Registrar, Treasurer and Editor of the JCFLM that are available on this site. Click the 'Read More' link below to download the reports. Read More...Faculty News Letters and Survey Results
9th May 2007
Date submitted : 2007-05-09
Please click the 'Read More' link below to download the Faculty News Letters and Survey Results. Read More...New Document Additions to Website
18th April 2007
Date submitted : 2007-04-18
New documents are available under 'Publications'. Please click the read more link for more information. Read More...VAT Ruling on Medical Services
18th February 2007
Date submitted : 2007-02-18
Last month, HM Revenue and Customs formally announced that implementation of the VAT ruling on medical services (Dr D'Ambrumenil judgment) will take effect from 1 May 2007, subject to House of Commons approval.
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