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Failure to follow specialist advice
Time to read article: 2 mins
Following a hospital admission for status epilepticus, which was attributed to a previous cerebral insult, Mr G, a 35-year-old clerical officer, was started on an anticonvulsant regime of phenytoin and sodium valproate.
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Repeating the risk
Time to read article: 3 mins
Mrs L, a teacher, was first prescribed the oral contraceptive pill microgynon by her GP, Dr G, when she was 17. Her blood pressure was taken and recorded as normal. At this time, no other mention was made in the records of her risk profile or family history.
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Introduction
Consent is a fundamental principle of medical law. The basic rule is simple: no-one has the right to touch anyone else without lawful excuse and if doctors do so it may well undermine patients’ trust.
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Advice booklet
04/07/2017
An essential guide to clinical management
An essential guide to clinical management
Time to read article: 7 mins
This Essential Guide to Clinical Management was produced as a resource for Medical Protection members in the UK. It is intended as general guidance only.
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Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors
Time to read article: 1 mins
Why are medicolegal issues important?
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Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses
Time to read article: 1 mins
This workshop has been developed to help nurses who are working in specialist roles to increase awareness of the potential for things to go wrong and to practice safely, particularly with regards to prescribing.
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Holiday prescribing
Time to read article: 3 mins
Like you, we believe that prevention is better than cure, so we aim to provide you with much more than a world-class defence. Our ethos is to work with members early on to identify risk and help reduce the likelihood of the problems occurring in the future.
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Controlled drugs - England
Time to read article: 3 mins
Under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), GPs have a responsibility for controlled drugs (CDs) within their practice. This factsheet highlights what you should be aware of when carrying, storing and recording controlled drugs.
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Fatal condition
Fatal condition
Time to read article: 3 mins
Mrs J, a 62-year-old housewife, did not visit her GP often. However, she consulted Dr D with a two-week history of coryzal symptoms.
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