Advice booklet 04/07/2017 Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors Preview Article Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Why are medicolegal issues important? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Managing clinical risk Prescribing Generic Medicine Consent Professionalism
Case report 11/10/2019 A missed diagnosis of pneumonia? Preview Article A missed diagnosis of pneumonia? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview The quality record-keeping of a GP member is key to the defence of this claim. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Record keeping General practice Diagnosis
Case report 01/10/2019 Spinal surgery blamed for worsening symptoms Preview Article Spinal surgery blamed for worsening symptoms Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Record keeping Neurology & Neurosurgery Casebook Consent
Case report 20/09/2019 Accidental anaesthetic awareness Preview Article Accidental anaesthetic awareness Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient makes a claim against an anaesthetist member following intra-operative accidental awareness, which she alleged resulted in psychiatric injury. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Record keeping Casebook Claims
Articles and features 09/09/2019 The importance of handovers Preview Article The importance of handovers Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Good handovers are essential to provide good continuous care, maintain patient safety and avoid errors. After every handover, all members of the team should have the same understanding of what has been done and the priorities going forward. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Career planning Record keeping
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Preview Article Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Clare Redmond discusses how to manage a situation where a patient asks to be discharged Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent & capacity Generic Medicine New Doctor Decision Making Record keeping Communicate
Case report 01/08/2019 Accidental anaesthetic awareness Preview Article Accidental anaesthetic awareness Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient makes a claim against an anaesthetist member following intra-operative accidental awareness, which she alleged resulted in psychiatric injury. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Record keeping Anaesthetics Casebook
Articles and features 22/07/2019 Learning from Locums Preview Article Learning from Locums Time to read article: 5 mins () ★ Close Preview In this article, medicolegal consultant Dr Rachel Birch talks with Dr Richard Fieldhouse, Chairman of NASGP, about how the experiences of locum GPs have led NASGP to design systems to save practices and locum GPs time, provide information and improve patient care. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Record keeping
Case report 14/03/2019 Video - Strong record keeping - strong defence Preview Article Video - Strong record keeping - strong defence Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Ms Q experienced a surgical complication while under the care of Dr G. In this video, find out how Medical Protection supported Dr G when Ms Q pursued a claim and made a complaint to the Medical Council. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Complaints Consent Competence Record keeping Claims Compliance
Articles and features 20/12/2018 12 record keeping tips Preview Article 12 record keeping tips Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview We have made a list of the things to remember when it comes to making and retaining good patient records. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping
Factsheet 19/12/2018 Record-keeping Preview Article Record-keeping Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. Adequate medical records enable you or somebody else to reconstruct the essential parts of each patient contact without reference to memory. They should therefore be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Northern Ireland Data Protection Record keeping Scotland England
Case report 27/11/2018 Video: Chain reaction Preview Article Video: Chain reaction Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview This video provides some valuable lessons in diagnosis, documentation and the information that needs to be communicated to patients. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Complaints Record keeping
Case report 27/11/2018 Video: Caught by consent Preview Article Video: Caught by consent Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview A private neurosurgeon faces questions on consent, following a lumbar microdiscectomy sciatica and back pain. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Record keeping Casebook Consent Casebook Scotland Orthopaedics
News and updates 16/11/2018 Group instant messaging in an acute care setting Preview Article Group instant messaging in an acute care setting Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview The NHS has released new guidance to help doctors, nurses and other staff safely use instant messaging during emergencies Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Confidentiality Data Protection
Case report 24/10/2018 Issues arise after leaving a patient in someone else’s care Preview Article Issues arise after leaving a patient in someone else’s care Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Professionalism Obstetrics & Gynaecology Record keeping
Case report 23/10/2018 Nausea and weight loss – what’s the cause? Preview Article Nausea and weight loss – what’s the cause? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr W faces a regulatory hearing after a delayed diagnosis – find out how record-keeping helped the defence. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Record keeping
Case report 23/10/2018 A sight for sore eyes Preview Article A sight for sore eyes Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Ophthalmologist Dr P receives a claim alleging poor consent and technique – but is that the real cause? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Communicate Ophthalmology Consent
Case report 23/10/2018 Initial management of an itchy skin rash Preview Article Initial management of an itchy skin rash Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Treatment of an itchy rash leads to a claim against GP Dr U, but was he negligent? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Diagnosis Claims Investigations
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
17/08/2018 Chapter 2: Professionalism - What does it look like? Preview Article Chapter 2: Professionalism - What does it look like? Time to read article: 6 mins () ★ Close Preview Here we look at some of the characteristics commonly associated with a professional person; as a doctor, these are perhaps the minimum expectations patients have of you. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records Patients Managing clinical risk Record keeping Use Guidelines
Case report 16/08/2018 Chain reaction Preview Article Chain reaction Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient presents with a sore wrist after a fall. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Record keeping
Articles and features 08/06/2018 Redaction and anonymisation - doing your bit for data protection Preview Article Redaction and anonymisation - doing your bit for data protection Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview New data protection regulations came into force on 25 May and MPS is committed to fulfilling its legal obligations – correct redaction and anonymisation is one way that you can play your part in safeguarding data. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Communicate
Factsheet 27/04/2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Preview Article The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Time to read article: 16 mins () ★ Close Preview From 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (1) will come into force and will have a direct effect in every EU country. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Data Protection Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Record keeping
Case report 13/04/2018 Failure to act on cauda equina Preview Article Failure to act on cauda equina Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr X, a 25-year-old fit and active man, was reviewed by his GP, Dr A, with a recurrence of lower back pain. He had noticed lumbar back pain intermittently throughout his 20s, but played a lot of sports to which he attributed his symptoms. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Negligence Claims Neurology & Neurosurgery Casebook