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... Record keeping Anaesthetics Casebook Claims
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... Communication 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... Compliance Record keeping Consent Claims Competence Complaints
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 Data Protection Scotland Northern Ireland Record keeping 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... Casebook Record keeping Consent Casebook Scotland Orthopaedics
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... Record keeping Obstetrics & Gynaecology Professionalism Managing clinical risk
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 Consent Communication Ophthalmology
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... Diagnosis Claims Record keeping 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... Record keeping Emergency Medicine Inquests
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 Communication
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... Scotland Medical Records Record keeping Data Protection Confidentiality England
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... Claims Neurology & Neurosurgery Record keeping Casebook Negligence
Case report 13/04/2018 Failure to monitor renal impairment Preview Article Failure to monitor renal impairment Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Casebook Scotland Casebook Renal Medicine Diagnosis
Case report 12/04/2018 Sciatic nerve injury but no negligence Preview Article Sciatic nerve injury but no negligence Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Casebook Negligence Casebook Scotland Medical Records
Case report 12/04/2018 Strong record-keeping – strong defence Preview Article Strong record-keeping – strong defence Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Ms Q, 58 years old, consulted Dr G, a gastroenterologist, with a history of dyspepsia, early satiety and altered bowel habit. Clinical examination, including digital rectal examination, was recorded as normal... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Gastroenterology Record keeping Casebook Negligence
Case report 14/11/2017 The importance of living wills Preview Article The importance of living wills Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Patient B, a 70-year-old female, with a history of dementia, stroke and pneumonia, was admitted to the emergency room of a private hospital in a coma. She had advanced lung cancer and was well-known to the physician, Dr Y, who was called to see her. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping End of Life Care
Case report 14/11/2017 HIV diagnosis Preview Article HIV diagnosis Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview A female patient at a medical centre consulted GP Dr F and was subsequently sent for further treatment at another department within the building. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis Record keeping
Case report 26/10/2017 Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia Preview Article Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Obstetrics & Gynaecology Casebook Casebook Scotland Diagnosis Record keeping
Case report 26/10/2017 Poor notes, fatal consequences Preview Article Poor notes, fatal consequences Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs Y, a 39-year-old chef, opted to M see consultant obstetrician Mr B for private antenatal care. It was her first pregnancy and other than a BMI of 30 she had no pre-existing medical problems. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Obstetrics & Gynaecology Casebook Scotland Casebook Record keeping
Case report 20/10/2017 Caught by consent Preview Article Caught by consent Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A private neurosurgeon faces questions on consent, following a lumbar microdiscectomy sciatica and back pain Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthopaedics Casebook Casebook Scotland Record keeping Consent