Case report 11/10/2019 Forgotten blood test results: forgotten patient Preview Article Forgotten blood test results: forgotten patient Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Misplaced blood test results lead to a claim after a baby is left requiring a liver transplant. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Communication Casebook
Articles and features 08/10/2019 Follow the leader Preview Article Follow the leader Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Leila Touil and Dr Yasmin Ahmed-Little call all junior doctors to rise to the leadership challenge. Here they show you how. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career planning Training & cpd Competence Professionalism Decision Making Negotiating & influencing
Workshop Building resilience and avoiding burnout Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) () ★ Close Preview Building resilience and avoiding burnout The demand placed on modern clinicians means the possibility of burnout is growing significantly, impacting both the quality of care and potential increase in risk to patients. This workshop will help you recognise the signs of burnout and give you the knowledge and confidence to manage the symptoms to recover as well as prevent reoccurrence. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Stress General practice Professionalism Health & safety Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 04/09/2019 Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Preview Article Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview In a recent Medical Protection survey almost a third of doctors questioned were not comfortable discussing organ donation with a patient. With different laws across the UK and further changes imminent, this is maybe not surprising Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor Consent Decision Making Communication
Articles and features 29/08/2019 Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive? Preview Article Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection advice line often receives queries from doctors concerned about patients that are driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Kate Cowan, advisory case manager, shares our advice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Confidentiality
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... Communication Record keeping Generic Medicine Decision Making Consent & capacity New Doctor
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case Preview Article Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Medical Protection litigation solicitor Suzanne Tate looks at a claim involving a missed diagnosis of sepsis and the work of Medical Protection in successfully defending seven GP members Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Successful Defence Competence 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
Articles and features 09/07/2019 Team communication within general practice Preview Article Team communication within general practice Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Suzanne Creed, clinical risk and education manager at Medical Protection, explores some risk management tips and strategies to improve communication within your team Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication
Case report 01/07/2019 Treating asthma over the phone Preview Article Treating asthma over the phone Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr T’s deskilling in resuscitation leads to a patient death and a claim. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Communication Casebook
Articles and features 17/06/2019 GP dilemma: prescribing valproate Preview Article GP dilemma: prescribing valproate Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview As a GP, what should you do when a patient already taking a valproate medicine attends for another prescription without meeting specific safety criteria? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Decision Making
Case report 29/05/2019 Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Preview Article Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A doctor's failure to link raised ALT levels with a patient's use of nitrofurantoin led to a complaint being brought against them. Watch this short video to find out how the situation arose and advice Medical Protection gave. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Communication Prescribing Complaints Claims Competence Casebook
Case report 22/05/2019 A tale of two doctors: the junior and the consultant Preview Article A tale of two doctors: the junior and the consultant Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Marika Davies, medicolegal consultant, looks at the recent case of GA v Greater Glasgow Health Board [2019] CSOH 31, where the death of a 77-year-old patient raised questions over where the liability for the negligence lay: the junior doctor or the consultant? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Diagnosis Communication
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Dying matters: medicolegal aspects of end-of-life care, DNACPR and or... Preview Article Dying matters: medicolegal aspects of end-of-life care, DNACPR and organ donation Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview To mark the Dying Matters national awareness week, between 13 and 19 May, Medical Protection asked nearly 400 members in the UK about their experiences on a number of issues such as DNACPR, organ donation and withdrawal of treatment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Capacity Communication Decision Making
News and updates 10/05/2019 Withdrawing treatment: the legal position Preview Article Withdrawing treatment: the legal position Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that healthcare professionals across the UK no longer need to seek legal permission to withdraw treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication End of Life Care
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Understanding mental capacity: advance decisions Preview Article Understanding mental capacity: advance decisions Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mental capacity is the ability to make a decision. If a person lacks capacity, they have an impairment or disturbance that leaves them unable to make a decision. A patient’s capacity to make decisions about their own care is a fundamental part of matters relating to end of life care Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Capacity Decision Making
Articles and features 10/05/2019 Should you mention death when the risk is small? Preview Article Should you mention death when the risk is small? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview When consenting for a procedure, wherever there is a risk of death – no matter how small – would you always mention this risk? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Communication
Articles and features 10/05/2019 End of life care Preview Article End of life care Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview When treating a patient who is close to death, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Communication End of Life Care
News and updates 09/05/2019 Communicating with families post-death Preview Article Communicating with families post-death () ★ Close Preview Guidance from NHS England underlines the importance of clear and honest communication when treating a patient who has reached the end of life. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Communication
Case report 09/04/2019 Video: Failure to act on lower back pain Preview Article Video: Failure to act on lower back pain Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview In this video, we look at how red flags for cauda equina syndrome were missed by both GP and hospital, leading to a costly claim. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Complaints Communication Diagnosis Claims
Factsheet 07/12/2018 Communicating with patients Preview Article Communicating with patients Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Patients who are kept informed about their condition and are involved in deciding on the appropriate treatment are more likely to comply with the treatment you suggest, and less likely to complain if things go wrong. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Communication Patients Scotland Professionalism England
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... Record keeping Decision Making
Case report 23/10/2018 Questioning your consultant Preview Article Questioning your consultant Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview A disagreement between a specialty trainee and her consultant lies at the heart of a regulatory hearing following a patient’s death. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Oncology Communication Whistleblowing
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... Ophthalmology Record keeping Consent Communication