Advice booklet 27/06/2017 Supporting you through your foundation years Preview Article Supporting you through your foundation years () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection has drawn on the experiences of other doctors and expert advice from our risk management professionals to bring you this guide to use during your foundation year. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Use Guidelines Medicine student Wales Scotland Review Documentation Medicine graduate
Factsheet 08/08/2018 Inquests - Northern Ireland Preview Article Inquests - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview An inquest is a fact-finding exercise that is conducted by the Coroner and, in some cases, in front of a jury. The purpose of an inquest is to find out who the person was and, how, when and where they died. This factsheet gives further information about what happens at an inquest. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Investigations Northern Ireland
Tools 11/10/2017 Priority Safety Check 360 Preview Article Priority Safety Check 360 Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Priority Safety Check 360 is an easy to use online tool for improving practice performance and safety. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England System Errors Scotland Northern Ireland Health & safety Wales
Workshop Medical Records for Nurses in Primary Care Preview Article Location: This workshop is delivered in house. (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Records for Nurses in Primary Care This new workshop will provide you with a thorough understanding of the importance of medical records and aims to enhance your skills in making and keeping quality medical records. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Scotland Northern Ireland Medical Records Training & cpd
Workshop Infection Control in Primary Care Preview Article Location: This workshop is delivered in house. (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Infection Control in Primary Care This workshop will give you a clear understanding of the importance of infection control. It will provide you with the skills to manage and reduce infection in your practice and comply with national standards. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Practice management GP locum
Workshop Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses Preview Article Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview This workshop has been developed to help nurses who are working in specialist roles to increase awareness of the potential for things to go wrong and to practice safely, particularly with regards to prescribing. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Training & cpd Wales General Surgery System Errors Scotland
Advice booklet 27/06/2017 Support for your development and e-portfolio Preview Article Support for your development and e-portfolio Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview To support your development as a doctor and provide you with the evidence you need for your e-portfolio, we have developed a range of education and risk management resources using our wealth of specialist knowledge and experience. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd Scotland Northern Ireland Wales
Press release 23/06/2017 Clinical negligence costs at tipping point - urgent reform needed Preview Article Clinical negligence costs at tipping point - urgent reform needed Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview NHS clinical negligence costs have increased by 72% over last 5 years, Costs could reach £2.6bn a year by 2022, Current yearly costs equate to the cost of training 6500 new doctors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Northern Ireland England Wales
16/03/2017 Guide to writing expert reports Preview Article Guide to writing expert reports Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Generic Medicine Investigations Northern Ireland
Factsheet 14/07/2016 Use of social media - Northern Ireland Preview Article Use of social media - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview The General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines Doctors’ use of social media, establish the standards expected from every doctor practising in the UK. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Northern Ireland Reputation management Generic Medicine
Workshop Achieving Safer and Reliable Practice - Team Preview Article Achieving Safer and Reliable Practice - Team Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview The Achieving Safer and Reliable Practice workshop provides you with the knowledge, insight and essential strategies to help you engage in reliability science. It provides you with the personal motivation and tools essential to consistently deliver reliable and safer clinical care by identifying the most critical areas of risk. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Use Guidelines England Generic Medicine Northern Ireland GP locum Competence
Workshop Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses Preview Article Prescription for Risk – A prescribing workshop for nurses Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview This workshop has been developed to help nurses who are working in specialist roles to increase awareness of the potential for things to go wrong and to practice safely, particularly with regards to prescribing. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... System Errors Northern Ireland Wales General Surgery Prescribing Scotland
Assessment Clinical Risk Assessment for Repeat Prescribing Preview Article Location: In-house practice assessment (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Clinical Risk Assessment for Repeat Prescribing This risk assessment will assist practices to identify potential risks related to the repeat prescribing system and provide recommendations in how to mitigate the risks identified. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Prescribing Practice management England Training & cpd Wales
31/05/2016 Parental responsibility Preview Article Parental responsibility Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Parental responsibility is a legal term which refers to all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his/ her property. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Managing clinical risk Northern Ireland Generic Medicine
Factsheet 18/05/2016 Consent – The basics - Northern Ireland Preview Article Consent – The basics - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Respect for patients’ autonomy is expressed in consent law; to impose care or treatment on people without respecting their wishes and right to self-determination is not only unethical, but illegal. The approach to consent in Northern Ireland is currently governed by common law. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records Issues & conflict management Northern Ireland Consent Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine
Factsheet 17/05/2016 Removing patients from the practice list - Northern Ireland Preview Article Removing patients from the practice list - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Removing patients from the practice list is an emotive issue, risking criticism from bodies such as the Northern Ireland Ombudsman, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the media and should only be used after careful consideration and as a last resort. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Practice management Patients Northern Ireland General practice
12/05/2016 Consent – Children and young people Preview Article Consent – Children and young people Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Valid consent is just as important when treating children and young people as it is with adults. In some situations children are able to give consent themselves, and sometimes others need to take the decision on their behalf. This factsheet sets out the basic information to enable you to obtain the appropriate consent from children and young people. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Generic Medicine Consent
12/05/2016 Access to medical reports Preview Article Access to medical reports Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Doctors may, on occasion, receive a request from a patient’s employer, an insurer or from a government department, for a medical report to be delivered directly to the relevant department, without the patient seeing it. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Northern Ireland Ethics Generic Medicine
Workshop Mastering your risk – team Preview Article Mastering your risk – team Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Take action to help reduce your risk by improving your communication skills and developing techniques to better manage patients' expectations. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Wales Northern Ireland GP locum Training & cpd England
Workshop Mastering Adverse Outcomes – Team Preview Article Mastering Adverse Outcomes – Team Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview The Mastering Adverse Outcomes workshop is designed to fill this gap, providing you with powerful techniques that can reduce your exposure to risk of complaints or claims. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd GP locum Generic Medicine Wales Northern Ireland England
Workshop Mastering adverse outcomes Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) () ★ Close Preview Mastering adverse outcomes This workshop will give you the skills to successfully communicate with your patients should they suffer an adverse outcome during their care. Gain effective strategies and enhanced skills to help you respond, with an introduction to the ethical, legal and regulatory obligations that you would face following an adverse outcome. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Scotland Generic Medicine Wales Training & cpd Northern Ireland
Workshop Mastering Professional Interactions – Team Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) () ★ Close Preview Mastering Professional Interactions – Team The Mastering Professional Interactions workshop is designed to help you identify the risk factors related to professional interactions. It provides proven techniques and models to reduce risk and improve patient outcomes. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Scotland Communicate England Generic Medicine Northern Ireland
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... Wales Scotland GP locum Northern Ireland England Training & cpd
Workshop Mastering Difficult Interactions with Patients – Team Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Mastering Difficult Interactions with Patients – Team Doctors who received training to improve their communication skills report a significantly lower rate of difficult interactions. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Training & cpd Wales Northern Ireland Generic Medicine England