Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that, if sensitive information needs to be sent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Practice management Data Protection General practice Ethics
Casebook 01/09/2012 Fairness to all: A look at Membership Governance Preview Article Fairness to all: A look at Membership Governance Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Many members of MPS will have very few medicolegal cases in the course of their career. But what happens to those who need assistance rather more frequently? Sarah Whitehouse finds out more. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Issues & conflict management Negligence Claims
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that if sensitive information needs to besent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Confidentiality Practice management Wales Communication Data Protection
Articles and features 04/08/2012 GMC launches new tribunal service for UK doctors Preview Article GMC launches new tribunal service for UK doctors Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A new tribunal service to decide on the fitness to practise of UK doctors was launched on 11 June, in the biggest shake up of medical regulation in the United Kingdom since the formation of the General Medical Council more than 150 years ago. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Issues & conflict management Patients Competence Generic Medicine
Articles and features 04/08/2012 Hot topic: Competency Preview Article Hot topic: Competency Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview MPS medicolegal adviser Dr Jayne Molodynski explains why it is important to recognise the limits of your competence Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine
News and updates 01/08/2012 MPS guidance for doctors working in slimming clinics Preview Article MPS guidance for doctors working in slimming clinics Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The management of obesity in the private sector has come under increasing scrutiny from the MHRA and GMC, resulting in regulatory action being taken against some doctors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Generic Medicine
Factsheet 01/08/2012 Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Best interests tests - England and Wales Preview Article Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Best interests tests - England and Wales Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The best interests principle in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the Act) states that any act done or decision made on behalf of an adult lacking capacity must be in their best interests. This can cover financial, health and social care decisions. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Consent Generic Medicine Wales Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 15/07/2012 Dilemma - Dealing with an in-flight emergency Preview Article Dilemma - Dealing with an in-flight emergency Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The last thing you want to hear when on board a long-haul flight: “Is there a doctor on board?” Dr Clement Lau shares his story Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Professionalism Managing clinical risk Competence
Factsheet 01/07/2012 Parental responsibility Preview Article Parental responsibility Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Parental responsibility refers to the rights and responsibilities that most parents have in respect of their children. This factsheet gives advice on who has parental responsibility and where responsibility lies in situations in which there are disagreements over the best interests of the child. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Ethics Generic Medicine Confidentiality Issues & conflict management Northern Ireland
Casebook 01/05/2012 MPS Opinion: Spreading the use of HIV testing Preview Article MPS Opinion: Spreading the use of HIV testing Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Late diagnosis of HIV in adults continues to be an important issue in the UK but for too long it has been absent from healthcare’s topical agenda. With national audit data showing that 24% of deaths of HIV-positive adults in the UK in 2006 were due to a diagnosis of HIV being made too late for effective treatment,1 and further data showing that around one third of all HIV infections in UK adults remain undiagnosed, and approximately 25% of newly-diagnosed individuals have a CD4 count of less than 200 – an indicator of late diagnosis – there is clearly a lack of timely opportunity to improve early diagnosis. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Investigations Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 10/01/2011 Parental responsibility - Scotland Preview Article Parental responsibility - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Parental responsibility refers to the rights and responsibilities that most parents have in respect of their children. This factsheet gives advice on who has parental responsibility and where responsibility lies in situations in which there are disagreements over the best interests of the child. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Scotland Generic Medicine Consent Ethics Patients