What GPs need to know about the care.data programme

Dr Graham Howarth, Head of Medical Services (Africa), examines the concept of care in relation to the ethical, legal and moral hazards of everyday practice.

Three MPS Ethics events will tackle the sharp increase in the cost of clinical negligence claims in South Africa in recent years.

Dr Marika Davies, Medicolegal Adviser at the Medical Protection Society, presents a case report outlining how to remain professional with patients in regards to using social media sites, offering chaperones, and when a patient may try to give you a gift.

Ahead of MPS’s annual Ethics 4 All events in December 2013, Dr Graham Howarth looks at the key components that make up a professional’s ethical framework.

Dr Graham Howarth considers where there may be some grey areas in the matter of obtaining consent when treating minors.

Gareth Gillespie, Publications Manager at the Medical Protection Society, offers advice on the steps you can take to avoid making mistakes when prescribing medicine.

From 1 October 2013, MPS is changing its membership rules for healthcare professionals who conduct fetal ultrasound scans. Members need to ensure that they are in the correct membership category if fetal scanning forms part of their professional practice.

Dr Graham Howarth looks at how understanding the reasons behind challenging interactions with patients can help improve outcomes.

In the September 2013 edition of the Medical Tribune HK, MPS medicolegal advisor Dr Marika Davies explores how to stay safe when using social media.

Dr Graham Howarth, MPS Head of Medical Services (Africa), considers how vicarious liability relates to your risk, the circumstances in which it may arise and what you can do to reduce the risks.

Following a significant increase in medical negligence claims and complaints, an MPS survey of nearly 700 South African private GPs has found that 58% are practising defensively.

MPS’s Sara Williams explores unprofessional practice in the July edition of the Medical Chronicle.

We outline the steps doctors can take to ensure they have comprehensive protection in place should anything go wrong.

Sarah Whitehouse explores the importance of managing and retaining medical records.

MPS has written to the HPCSA to urge them to expedite regulations that require all doctors to have adequate professional indemnity or insurance protection for clinical negligence.

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) and the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) held the Surviving the Medicolegal Jungle road show at the end of February 2013.

MPS has responded to the National Treasury’s consultation on a series of draft regulations it published in the Government Gazette on 30 November 2012.

Singapore Minister of Health, Mr Gan Kim Yong, met with the Medical Protection Society (MPS) at the end of July 2012 to discuss issues of mutual interest such as support and regulation of health professionals in the UK and Singapore.

MPS welcomes the Supreme Court ruling that pregnancy resulting from medical misadventure, in the form of a negligently performed female sterilisation operation, is a personal injury for which ACC cover lies.