Masterclasses Risk Management Masterclass for Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Preview Article Date: 24/07/2019 9:00 -24/07/2019 17:00 (Read more for further details) Location: London (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Risk Management Masterclass for Obstetricians & Gynaecologists Workshop to assist doctors in reducing their exposure to these risks, Medical Protection has developed a one-day Risk Management Masterclass. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Training & cpd Managing clinical risk Listen Issues & conflict management Obstetrics & Gynaecology
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 End of Life Care Professionalism Listen
Masterclasses Risk Management Masterclass for General Surgeons Preview Article Date: 05/06/2019 9:00 -05/06/2019 17:00 (Read more for further details) Location: London (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Risk Management Masterclass for General Surgeons To assist doctors in reducing their exposure to these risks, Medical Protection has developed a one-day Risk Management Masterclass. Each interactive and practical session is tailored to the needs of your specialty. The programme aims to enhance delegates’ skills in achieving more effective consultations. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Claims ENT Complaints Listen Training & cpd
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... Patients Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk Scotland Listen Generic Medicine
15/04/2016 'Disruptive' patients more likely to cause GP misdiagnosis Preview Article 'Disruptive' patients more likely to cause GP misdiagnosis Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview According to a recent study, patients displaying ‘difficult’ behaviour increase GPs’ risk of getting a diagnosis wrong. Kirsty Plowman reports Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk General practice Patients Listen GP locum
Workshop Mastering professional interactions Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) () ★ Close Preview Mastering professional interactions This workshop offers professional insights and key communication skills for when patient care passes between doctors. It is designed to help you improve the safety of care that you and your colleagues collectively provide. By highlighting the danger of assumption, and the need for communication, it can also help you reduce your risk of complaints or claims. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland England Listen Training & cpd GP locum Generic Medicine
27/08/2015 Safeguarding adults Preview Article Safeguarding adults Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Investigations Listen
19/05/2015 Safeguarding children Preview Article Safeguarding children 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 Ethics Managing clinical risk Listen Wales Generic Medicine
27/04/2015 Dealing with non-compliant patients Preview Article Dealing with non-compliant patients 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... Consent Patients GP locum Listen Professionalism Issues & conflict management
Case report 14/09/2014 Transfusion confusion Preview Article Transfusion confusion Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs Y, 38, was admitted to hospital under the care of consultant Dr F for treatment of anaemia due to excessive menstrual bleeding. A sample of her blood was taken for grouping and cross-matching, for the purpose of a blood transfusion; a pack of compatible A-positive donor blood was sent to the ward for this purpose. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Obstetrics & Gynaecology Professionalism Listen Diagnosis Managing clinical risk Casebook
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 Listen Competence General practice
Case report 10/01/2012 Too many records spoil the notes Preview Article Too many records spoil the notes Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr M, a 51-year-old primary school teacher, was referred to ophthalmologist Mrs C, following a letter sent by an optometrist to his GP. The optometrist had found Mr M to have an abnormal right optic disc, slightly raised intraocular pressures and significant defects in the visual fields of his right eye with suspected glaucoma. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Listen Ophthalmology Communicate Record keeping Professionalism Claims
Case report 01/09/2011 Mother knows best Preview Article Mother knows best Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Miss T was 17 years old and still at college when she became pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a healthy baby boy at term, and was discharged the following day, with planned midwifery follow-up at home. At one month old, Miss T became concerned that her infant, baby T, appeared to be having occasional odd movements of his left hand. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Listen Paediatrics Communicate Managing clinical risk