Articles and features 21/01/2021 Surviving Medical School: Social media Preview Article Surviving Medical School: Social media Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Essential advice about protecting yourself online. The article looks into cases and GMC guidance around online activity and social media, with key things you need to know as a medical student and junior doctor. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Social media Professionalism
Articles and features 21/01/2021 Surviving Medical School: Communication between colleagues Preview Article Surviving Medical School: Communication between colleagues Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Good doctors are good communicators – it’s that simple. This article examines how building your communication skills at medical school will stand you in good stead as a doctor. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Communicate
Articles and features 01/12/2020 Providing care to patients who are abroad Preview Article Providing care to patients who are abroad Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview It is not uncommon for patients to contact their GP while they are abroad. Here we consider the medicolegal issues involved in this scenario. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Communicate Listen
Articles and features 19/11/2020 Remote consultations – what are the benefits and risks? Preview Article Remote consultations – what are the benefits and risks? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Emma Davies, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, provides advice on getting the full benefits from this new way of working. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate
Articles and features 17/11/2020 Dealing with aggressive patients Preview Article Dealing with aggressive patients Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Clare Devlin, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, offers advice on handling an aggressive patient Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Communicate General practice Conflict management
Case report 13/11/2020 Managing unwelcome attention from a patient Preview Article Managing unwelcome attention from a patient Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A GP seeks advice on maintaining professional boundaries when a patient shows signs of emotional attachment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients General practice Social media Conflict management Communicate Casebook
Articles and features 22/09/2020 COVID-19: when parents refuse to comply with guidance Preview Article COVID-19: when parents refuse to comply with guidance Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection has received a number of calls from members asking how they should respond to parents of children with COVID-19 symptoms who are openly refusing to comply with government guidance on testing and self-isolation. Dr Clare Devlin, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, provides detailed advice Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Communicate
Articles and features 29/01/2020 Surviving medical school: working with patients Preview Article Surviving medical school: working with patients Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Good communication with patients is vital Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Consent Confidentiality Communicate
Case report 11/10/2019 Forgotten blood test results: forgotten patient Preview Article Forgotten blood test results: forgotten patient Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Misplaced blood test results lead to a claim after a baby is left requiring a liver transplant. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Claims Communicate
Articles and features 04/09/2019 Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Preview Article Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview In a recent Medical Protection survey almost a third of doctors questioned were not comfortable discussing organ donation with a patient. With different laws across the UK and further changes imminent, this is maybe not surprising Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Decision Making New Doctor Consent
Articles and features 29/08/2019 Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive? Preview Article Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview 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. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Communicate
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Preview Article Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Clare Redmond discusses how to manage a situation where a patient asks to be discharged Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent & capacity Decision Making Generic Medicine Communicate New Doctor Record keeping
Articles and features 22/07/2019 Learning from Locums Preview Article Learning from Locums Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview 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. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Record keeping
Articles and features 09/07/2019 Team communication within general practice Preview Article Team communication within general practice Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Suzanne Creed, clinical risk and education manager at Medical Protection, explores some risk management tips and strategies to improve communication within your team Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate
Articles and features 17/06/2019 GP dilemma: prescribing valproate Preview Article GP dilemma: prescribing valproate Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview As a GP, what should you do when a patient already taking a valproate medicine attends for another prescription without meeting specific safety criteria? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Communicate
Case report 29/05/2019 Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Preview Article Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview 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. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Complaints Prescribing Claims Communicate Competence Casebook
Case report 22/05/2019 A tale of two doctors: the junior and the consultant Preview Article A tale of two doctors: the junior and the consultant Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Marika Davies, medicolegal consultant, looks at the recent case of GA v Greater Glasgow Health Board [2019] CSOH 31, where the death of a 77-year-old patient raised questions over where the liability for the negligence lay: the junior doctor or the consultant? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis Claims Communicate
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Dying matters: medicolegal aspects of end-of-life care, DNACPR and or... Preview Article Dying matters: medicolegal aspects of end-of-life care, DNACPR and organ donation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview To mark the Dying Matters national awareness week, between 13 and 19 May, Medical Protection asked nearly 400 members in the UK about their experiences on a number of issues such as DNACPR, organ donation and withdrawal of treatment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Capacity Confidentiality Decision Making
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Should you mention death when the risk is small? Preview Article Should you mention death when the risk is small? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview When consenting for a procedure, wherever there is a risk of death – no matter how small – would you always mention this risk? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Decision Making
Articles and features 10/05/2019 End of life care Preview Article End of life care Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview When treating a patient who is close to death, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Decision Making End of Life Care
Case report 09/04/2019 Video: Failure to act on lower back pain Preview Article Video: Failure to act on lower back pain Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview In this video, we look at how red flags for cauda equina syndrome were missed by both GP and hospital, leading to a costly claim. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Diagnosis Claims Complaints Communicate
Factsheet 07/12/2018 Communicating with patients Preview Article Communicating with patients Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Patients who are kept informed about their condition and are involved in deciding on the appropriate treatment are more likely to comply with the treatment you suggest, and less likely to complain if things go wrong. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland Professionalism Wales England Communicate Northern Ireland
Case report 23/10/2018 Questioning your consultant Preview Article Questioning your consultant Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A disagreement between a specialty trainee and her consultant lies at the heart of a regulatory hearing following a patient’s death. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Whistleblowing Oncology
Case report 23/10/2018 A sight for sore eyes Preview Article A sight for sore eyes Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Ophthalmologist Dr P receives a claim alleging poor consent and technique – but is that the real cause? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Record keeping Ophthalmology Consent