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Followership: the forgotten part of leadership
Time to read article: 5 mins
It goes without saying that strong leadership is vital to ensuring the stability and success of healthcare systems. But the value of followers in challenging this leadership is just as great, say Mr Andrew Gibbons and Ms Danielle Bryant.
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Forgotten blood test results: forgotten patient
Time to read article: 3 mins
Misplaced blood test results lead to a claim after a baby is left requiring a liver transplant.
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Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical Protection advice line often receives queries from doctors concerned about patients that are driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Kate Cowan,
advisory case manager, shares our advice.
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Articles and features
16/08/2019
Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge
Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge
Time to read article: 4 mins
Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Clare Redmond discusses how to manage a situation where a patient asks to be discharged
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Articles and features
22/07/2019
Learning from Locums
Learning from Locums
Time to read article: 5 mins
In this article, medicolegal consultant Dr Rachel Birch talks with Dr Richard Fieldhouse,
Chairman of NASGP, about how the experiences of locum GPs have led NASGP to design systems to save practices and locum GPs time, provide information and improve patient care.
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Articles and features
09/07/2019
Team communication within general practice
Team communication within general practice
Time to read article: 4 mins
Suzanne Creed, clinical risk and education manager at Medical Protection, explores some risk management tips and strategies to improve communication within your team
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Treating asthma over the phone
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr T’s deskilling in resuscitation leads to a patient death and a claim.
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Articles and features
17/06/2019
GP dilemma: prescribing valproate
GP dilemma: prescribing valproate
Time to read article: 3 mins
As a GP, what should you do when a patient already taking a valproate medicine
attends for another prescription without meeting specific safety criteria?
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Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem
Time to read article: 2 mins
A doctor's failure to link raised ALT levels with a patient's use of nitrofurantoin led to a complaint being brought against them. Watch this short video to find out how the situation arose and advice Medical Protection gave.
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