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 Communication Listen
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... Emergency Medicine Professionalism Listen End of Life Care
Factsheet 01/08/2016 Dealing with non-compliant patients - Scotland Preview Article Dealing with non-compliant patients - Scotland Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview “Respect for the autonomous choices of persons runs as deep in common morality as any principle.” – TL Beauchamp and JF Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics (2001) Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Listen Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Patients Scotland
Factsheet 19/05/2015 Safeguarding children - Wales Preview Article Safeguarding children - Wales Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview The GMC states that “Whether or not you have vulnerable children or young people as patients, you should consider their needs and welfare and offer them help if you think their rights have been abused or denied.” Surgery consultations, home visits, accident and emergency admissions and contact with other professionals who work with children help to build up a picture of a child’s situation. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Managing clinical risk Listen Wales Ethics Generic Medicine
Factsheet 27/04/2015 Dealing with non-compliant patients - Wales Preview Article Dealing with non-compliant patients - Wales Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A doctor’s primary concern is to do their best for their patients; this includes giving advice and treatment, and arranging investigations in accordance with the current evidence base and the patient’s best interests. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Professionalism GP locum General practice Wales Listen
Articles and features 19/12/2012 ‘Tis the season to be jolly… but vigilant to serious conditions Preview Article ‘Tis the season to be jolly… but vigilant to serious conditions Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, MPS medicolegal adviser and spokesperson. She advises and supports healthcare professionals predominantly in the UK and Asia, and has a specialist interest in emerging matters. Dr Bradshaw has had articles placed in leading medical trade publications on a number of legal and ethical issues. Here, she discusses the unique risks that can come with treating patients at Christmas time Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism General practice Listen Competence