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... Emergency Medicine GP Record keeping Psychiatry
Articles and features 11/01/2021 Statutory forms under the Mental Health Act – what is changing? Preview Article Statutory forms under the Mental Health Act – what is changing? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection and practising psychiatrist, looks at new guidance concerning the electronic communication of statutory forms under the Mental Health Act Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Psychiatry England
Articles and features 01/08/2019 How to work in psychiatry Preview Article How to work in psychiatry Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview Behind misunderstandings and stigma attached to psychiatry, there is a fascinating and rewarding career to be found, write Dr Liz Ewins and Dr Dan Hodgson. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor Professionalism Psychiatry Competence
Case report 26/10/2017 A risk of harm Preview Article A risk of harm Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A psychiatric patient is placed under close observation Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Psychiatry Casebook
Case report 26/10/2017 Reported abuse Preview Article Reported abuse Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs X asked her GP to refer her eightyear-old daughter, Child F, to be assessed by a consultant psychiatrist in child and adolescent mental health. The GP referral letter stated that Child F had reported to her teacher that her father frequently touched her genitalia. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook Psychiatry
Case report 14/09/2014 An unwanted pregnancy Preview Article An unwanted pregnancy Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview At the clinic, Ms S was seen by Dr F where a full history was taken – Ms S mentioned she had had one miscarriage – before tests were carried out. A pregnancy test proved positive, but an ultrasound scan showed no evidence of a gestation sac. Ms S was treated with mifepristone orally, followed by misoprostol (inserted vaginally) several hours later. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Psychiatry Obstetrics & Gynaecology Communication Managing clinical risk Casebook
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... Endocrinology Colorectal Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Pathology Respiratory Medicine Haematology
Case report 01/05/2011 A dosing disaster Preview Article A dosing disaster Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs E, a 29-year-old solicitor, who was 35 weeks pregnant, was admitted to hospital for antihypertensive treatment as she had developed pre-eclampsia. She had a history of epilepsy, which was well controlled by treatment with phenytoin and phenobarbitone. She had been prescribed these medications since her teenage years and had decided to continue with them throughout her pregnancy after appropriate advice and counselling. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Generic Medicine Psychiatry Obstetrics & Gynaecology Managing clinical risk
Case report 01/05/2010 The patient with too many ills Preview Article The patient with too many ills Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr S was a 45-year-old man who was well-known to his GP. He was an anxious, frequent attendee, who needed to discuss different symptoms and worried about his general health. He had suffered from psychiatric disorders in the past and was a heavy smoker who found it difficult to give up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Investigations Psychiatry Managing clinical risk Neurology & Neurosurgery General practice
Case report 01/05/2005 Widespread confusion Preview Article Widespread confusion Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A 31-year-old housewife and mother of three, Mrs F had coped with epilepsy for many years, taking carbamazepine and phenytoin to control her condition. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Psychiatry Negligence Managing clinical risk Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Case report 01/02/2004 Vascular insufficiency Preview Article Vascular insufficiency Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs H, a heavy smoker in her forties, had been unwell for three days with aches, fever, nausea and anorexia. Dr P visited her and found that she was depressed and had contemplated suicide. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk Psychiatry