Case report 09/06/2021 Cauda equina claim goes to trial Preview Article Cauda equina claim goes to trial Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A claim against GP Dr F is taken to trial by Medical Protection. Find out how our expert litigation team fought for Dr F by building a robust defence. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Neurology & Neurosurgery Orthopaedics Emergency Medicine GP
Case report 08/06/2021 Good records in a worst-case scenario Preview Article Good records in a worst-case scenario Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A claim against a hospital and consultant psychiatrist goes to trial, after a patient commits suicide. Medical Protection also provides assistance with the inquest and hospital inquiry. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Psychiatry GP Record keeping Emergency Medicine
Case report 08/06/2021 When family opinions matter Preview Article When family opinions matter Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Suboptimal emergency care for a 13-year-old boy leads to a clinical negligence claim. How could this have been avoided if the doctor had listened to the boy’s mother? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consultations Emergency Medicine Junior Doctor Orthopaedics Specialty Training
Articles and features 03/10/2019 A day in the life of a trainee in emergency surgery Preview Article A day in the life of a trainee in emergency surgery Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Thinking of a career in emergency general surgery? Read Dr Mike Davies' account of working in ESGU. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career planning Professionalism New Doctor General Surgery Emergency Medicine Competence
Articles and features 20/11/2018 The role of receptionists: a legal commentary Preview Article The role of receptionists: a legal commentary Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A recent Supreme Court decision, Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust [2018] UKSC 50, has raised questions about the role of non-clinical staff in patient care. The judgment criticised the actions of a receptionist in an Accident and Emergency (A&E) department – Joseph McCaughley, litigation solicitor at Medical Protection, looks at the ramifications of the case Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Emergency Medicine Competence
Case report 23/10/2018 Negligent assessment and systemic failures Preview Article Negligent assessment and systemic failures Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Two hospital doctors receive claims after a delayed cancer diagnosis, which Medical Protection eventually takes to trial. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Radiology System Errors Emergency Medicine
Case report 23/10/2018 A wrong diagnosis but no criticism Preview Article A wrong diagnosis but no criticism Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview After a serious car crash, Dr C is called before an inquest – Medical Protection is called in to support. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Inquests Record keeping Emergency Medicine
Case report 14/11/2017 Diagnosing pneumonia Preview Article Diagnosing pneumonia Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Mr B was a 31 year old man with three children. His mother was staying with him over the weekend because he was in bed coughing and shivering. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Cardiology & Vascular Medicine Respiratory Medicine Emergency Medicine
Case report 14/11/2017 Dialysis or a right to die? Preview Article Dialysis or a right to die? Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Patient A, a 57-year-old male, was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital with kidney and liver failure, and in a coma. There was no living will and family members gave a history of long-standing alcohol abuse. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Emergency Medicine Listen Professionalism
Case report 05/05/2015 Diverted by the diagnosis Preview Article Diverted by the diagnosis Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Miss A, a 40-year-old IT consultant, was talking to a colleague at work when she developed a headache, along with blurred vision and nausea. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Neurology & Neurosurgery Casebook Scotland Emergency Medicine Casebook GP locum Diagnosis
Factsheet 01/05/2014 Reporting gunshot and knife wounds - Scotland Preview Article Reporting gunshot and knife wounds - Scotland Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Supplementary GMC guidance to Confidentiality (2009) contains information for healthcare professionals on what to do when reporting gunshot and knife wounds. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Emergency Medicine Ethics Consent Confidentiality Data Protection
Factsheet 01/10/2013 HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Preview Article HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Complaints in health and social care: standards and guidelines for resolution and learning (2009) aims to provide a simple, consistent approach for staff who handle complaints, and for patients who raise complaints across all health and social care services. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Paediatrics Dermatology Geriatric Medicine Cosmetic Surgery Palliative Care Complaints