Casebook 29/08/2017 Closing the loop: lessons from surgical cases Preview Article Closing the loop: lessons from surgical cases Time to read article: 8 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Peter Mackenzie, Head of Membership Governance at MPS, looks at the reasons why claims in a range of surgical specialties are settled Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Competence Orthopaedics Colorectal Surgery Managing clinical risk System Errors
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... Pathology Obstetrics & Gynaecology Geriatric Medicine Cardiology & Vascular Medicine Psychiatry Radiology
Case report 02/05/2013 When normal is wrong Preview Article When normal is wrong Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr B, a 35-year-old businessman, consulted Mr L, a urologist, over the telephone requesting a vasectomy. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Urology Casebook System Errors Consent Managing clinical risk
Case report 27/09/2012 Skipping over the details Preview Article Skipping over the details Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice GP locum Urology Record keeping Managing clinical risk Diagnosis
Case report 01/05/2010 The one and only Preview Article The one and only Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr H, a 20-year-old sports student, presented to his GP complaining of an intermittent left groin swelling and pain in the same area when exercising. On examination, the GP noted a reducible swelling in the left groin consistent with an indirect inguinal hernia. He referred Mr H to the general surgery department of his local hospital, where Mr H was seen four weeks later by doctor in training, Dr T. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk General Surgery Urology Consent General practice
Case report 01/09/2008 Problems with the prostate Preview Article Problems with the prostate Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr F, a 67-year-old retired headmaster, consulted his GP, Dr G, complaining of urinary hesitancy, a poor urinary stream and nocturia. He was otherwise well, with no history of any significant illness, and took no regular medication. He was referred to Mr U, consultant urologist, and was subsequently seen in his outpatient clinic. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... System Errors Histopathology Managing clinical risk Urology
Case report 01/09/2006 Retained swab after varicocele ligation Preview Article Retained swab after varicocele ligation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr D, a 45-year-old boat builder, was referred to a urology consultant, Mr E, with a history of left-sided scrotal pain. Dr E diagnosed a varicocele, which was subsequently confirmed on ultrasound. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Urology Record keeping General Surgery Managing clinical risk Negligence
Case report 01/05/2006 Consent not given for nephrectomy Preview Article Consent not given for nephrectomy Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs E, a secretary in her forties, had been diagnosed with cystinuria in childhood. As a teenager, she briefly took penicillamine but stopped due to its side effects. She subsequently underwent a series of open and endoscopic procedures to remove stones from her left kidney and ureter. In adult life, Mrs E continued to pass multiple stones spontaneously, forming a new stone approximately every eight weeks. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Urology Consent Managing clinical risk