Factsheet 19/12/2018 Record-keeping Preview Article Record-keeping Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. Adequate medical records enable you or somebody else to reconstruct the essential parts of each patient contact without reference to memory. They should therefore be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Record keeping Scotland Wales England Data Protection
News and updates 16/11/2018 Group instant messaging in an acute care setting Preview Article Group instant messaging in an acute care setting Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview The NHS has released new guidance to help doctors, nurses and other staff safely use instant messaging during emergencies Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Record keeping Data Protection
Case report 14/08/2018 The challenges of making a challenge Preview Article The challenges of making a challenge Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient’s solicitor sought disclosure of a GMC expert report after a case had been closed. Medical Protection successfully challenged this, only for the decision to be overturned at appeal. Kirsty Sharp, content editor at Medical Protection, looks at the challenges of making a challenge Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Expert Reports Data Protection Generic Medicine Complaints
Factsheet 27/04/2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Preview Article The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Time to read article: 16 mins () ★ Close Preview From 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (1) will come into force and will have a direct effect in every EU country. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Northern Ireland Record keeping Scotland Wales Data Protection
Webinar [Past] - GP medical records and GDPR Preview Article [Past] - GP medical records and GDPR Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection
News and updates 01/03/2018 Data Protection is changing Preview Article Data Protection is changing Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview New data protection rules are coming into force on 25 May. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, looks at two key areas that are changing. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Practice Matters Record keeping
20/12/2017 How to use terms and conditions to recruit healthcare professionals Preview Article How to use terms and conditions to recruit healthcare professionals Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Will Haines, Employment Law Consultant at Croner Group, explains how flexibility in terms and conditions can help to recruit professionals to GP organisations. Click here for the video. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... New care models Communicate Career planning Data Protection CQC compliance Training & cpd
20/12/2017 How to keep updated with legal and financial changes in healthcare Preview Article How to keep updated with legal and financial changes in healthcare Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Ross Clark, Partner at Hempsons, discusses the resources available to keep abreast of legal and financial changes in healthcare. Click here for the video. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Communicate Data Protection CQC compliance Training & cpd New care models
20/12/2017 How to standardise IT systems across GP practices Preview Article How to standardise IT systems across GP practices Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Ross Clark, Partner at Hempsons, discusses the importance of standardising IT systems across GP practices and the Data Protection implications. Click here for the video. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Contracts Training & cpd New care models Data Protection
20/12/2017 Resources to help GP organisations keep updated with regulatory changes Preview Article Resources to help GP organisations keep updated with regulatory changes Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Julie Price, Head of Risk Management and Education Consultancy, describes the resources available for GP groups to help keep up-to-date with regulatory changes. Click here for the video. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Training & cpd Communicate New care models CQC compliance Data Protection
19/12/2017 Dr Tracey Vell, Chief Executive, Manchester Local Medical Committee Preview Article Dr Tracey Vell, Chief Executive, Manchester Local Medical Committee Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview With over 23 years in general practice, Dr Tracey Vell is Chief Executive of Manchester LMC and advises on primary care transformation. Click here for more. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC compliance Career planning Training & cpd Financial management Marketing & business development New care models
19/12/2017 Ross Clark, Northern Head of Services, Hempsons Healthcare Solicitors Preview Article Ross Clark, Northern Head of Services, Hempsons Healthcare Solicitors Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Ross Clark of Hempsons Healthcare Solicitors has helped establish over 40 GPPOs and advises on the structures available to GPs. Click here for more. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd Career planning Human resources Contracts CQC compliance Marketing & business development
19/12/2017 Building success in new care models Preview Article Building success in new care models Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview In this article healthcare experts discuss planning and strategy within GP groups with advice on managing board meetings and corporate indemnity. Click here for more. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection CQC compliance Contracts Career planning New care models Communicate
Articles and features 25/08/2017 General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence orga... Preview Article General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence organisations Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview All doctors know that maintaining confidentiality is an important part of building up trust with patients. Here, Dr Stephanie Bown examines the medicolegal aspects of confidentiality Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Data Protection Confidentiality
News and updates 30/06/2017 Care.data – MPS advice to members Preview Article Care.data – MPS advice to members Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview The Care.data programme that was due to be rolled out in 2014 was delayed following criticism of the way the information campaign supporting it was implemented. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Generic Medicine
09/05/2017 GMC updates Confidentiality guidance Preview Article GMC updates Confidentiality guidance Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview The GMC has revised its Confidentiality guidance for all doctors practising in the UK Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Data Protection Confidentiality
20/04/2017 New GMC Confidentiality guidance: what you need to know Preview Article New GMC Confidentiality guidance: what you need to know Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview The GMC has revised its Confidentiality guidance and this will come into force on 25 April 2017. Medicolegal Adviser Dr Rachel Birch explains what doctors need to know about the changes Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality ENT Data Protection
Factsheet 20/05/2015 Access to medical reports - England Preview Article Access to medical reports - England Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Doctors may, on occasion, receive a request from a patient’s employer for a medical report to be delivered directly to the HR department, without the patient seeing it. However, before any medical report can be provided, you must be satisfied that the patient has given valid consent to the release of the information. This factsheet looks at the issues surrounding medical reports for employers and other organisations, and offers advice to doctors who are asked to write reports. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice management Data Protection Managing clinical risk GP locum Generic Medicine England
15/05/2015 Communicating with patients by text message - England Preview Article Communicating with patients by text message - England Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Text messaging allows practices to target and contact hundreds of patients within minutes. Patients can respond by text with replies automatically forwarded to a specified email address. Many practices are signing up to using a text messaging service to inform patients of appointments, flu vaccinations, etc. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Wales Confidentiality Managing clinical risk England General practice
22/04/2015 Forced data audits for GP surgeries Preview Article Forced data audits for GP surgeries Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview NHS authorities can now be forced by the Information Commissioner (ICO) to be audited for compliance with the Data Protection Act. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection General practice
News and updates 17/02/2015 Forced data audits for NHS Preview Article Forced data audits for NHS Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview NHS authorities can now be forced by the Information Commissioner (ICO) to be audited for compliance with the Data Protection Act. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Generic Medicine
Factsheet 02/02/2015 Access to health records - Scotland Preview Article Access to health records - Scotland Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Providing access to medical records is essentially a confidentiality issue; therefore, the starting point is whether or not the patient has consented to disclosure. If not, access should be denied, unless there is some other clear justification for allowing access. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Data Protection Scotland Consent Patients Confidentiality
Factsheet 30/01/2015 Access to health records - Northern Ireland Preview Article Access to health records - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Providing access to medical records is essentially a confidentiality issue; therefore, the starting point is whether or not the patient has consented to disclosure. If not, access should be denied, unless there is some other clear justification for allowing access. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Confidentiality Consent Ethics Data Protection Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 22/01/2015 Access to health records Preview Article Access to health records Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Patients have a right to request access to their own medical records and can also provide consent for disclosure to third parties. You have a duty to protect the confidential data of your patients under the Data Protection Act (1998) and civil monetary penalties can be imposed for serious contraventions of the act. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk Medical Records Consent England Data Protection