Articles and features 29/08/2017 Rising nurse claims Preview Article Rising nurse claims Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview MPS has seen a steady rise in the number of claims involving practice nurses, with ‘delay in diagnosis’ being the most common type of claim. Kate Taylor, Clinical Risk Manager, MPS Educational Services, reveals more Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Claims Managing clinical risk General practice
29/08/2017 New Doctor - Vol. 7 no. 1, 2014 Preview Article New Doctor - Vol. 7 no. 1, 2014 Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The possibility of humans living on Mars in our lifetime seems a fantastical proposition – however, Dr Lemon’s fascinating piece challenges that belief. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Support with CQC: Fundamental standards Preview Article Support with CQC: Fundamental standards Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The CQC’s new regulations introduce the new fundamental standards, detailed below. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC compliance
29/08/2017 Professional Practice Manager Preview Article Professional Practice Manager Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview If you are a Practice Xtra member with gold level benefits, you can subscribe to Croner-i Professional Practice Manager online information service, an essential time-saving resource for busy practice managers. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Whistleblowing
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Unwelcome patient attention Preview Article Unwelcome patient attention Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Sessional GP and MPS medicolegal consultant Dr Rachel Birch shares a case scenario about a patient who stalked her GP Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters General practice
29/08/2017 FLEXIBLE MEMBERSHIP AROUND YOUR PLACEMENTS Preview Article FLEXIBLE MEMBERSHIP AROUND YOUR PLACEMENTS Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
29/08/2017 IT'S A CHALLENGING TIME TO BE A GP Preview Article IT'S A CHALLENGING TIME TO BE A GP Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Getting to grips with fit notes Preview Article Getting to grips with fit notes Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview A common question in general practice: “Ms P’s fit note runs out on Monday – can you do her another one?” Your answer should be considered carefully as the following case illustrates, explains Dr Rachel Birch, GP and medicolegal adviser at MPS Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Update - Revalidation round-up Preview Article Update - Revalidation round-up Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The GMC has begun revalidating all doctors – here’s what you need to know Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Competence Patients Managing clinical risk New Doctor
Casebook 29/08/2017 Opinion: Getting the best out of online reviews Preview Article Opinion: Getting the best out of online reviews Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dr Neil Bacon, founder of www.iwantgreatcare.org, discusses how to maximise the potential of patient feedback. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Reputation management Patients Generic Medicine
Casebook 29/08/2017 Nasogastric tube errors Preview Article Nasogastric tube errors Time to read article: 10 mins Close Preview Nasogastric tubes are widely used in the world’s hospitals, yet in spite of fierce campaigning to expose the dangers, patients are still dying from the complications of wrongful insertion. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Negligence Casebook Competence Managing clinical risk Equipment
Casebook 29/08/2017 An inconvenient truth Preview Article An inconvenient truth Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Over half of respondents to an MPS survey admitted to regret over their failure to raise concerns in the workplace. Gareth Gillespie looks at how obstacles to whistleblowing can be overcome. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Whistleblowing Issues & conflict management Casebook
Casebook 29/08/2017 We need to talk about death: Complaints about end of life care Preview Article We need to talk about death: Complaints about end of life care Time to read article: 10 mins Close Preview When treating a patient who has reached the end of life, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention, says Sarah Whitehouse Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Decision Making Palliative Care Communication
Casebook 29/08/2017 A dark day for psychiatry? Preview Article A dark day for psychiatry? Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Last year a French psychiatrist was charged with manslaughter after failing to recognise the danger posed by her patient. Sara Williams investigates how to balance the interests of risky patients and the public Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Patients Investigations Treatment Planning Casebook
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... General Surgery Urology Colorectal Surgery Competence System Errors Claims
Casebook 29/08/2017 The worst of times Preview Article The worst of times Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Unemployment reduces wellbeing. Recession raises the demands on healthcare systems and makes it harder to pay for them. Doctors worldwide are having to adapt and change to cope with these additional pressures, says Sarah Whitehouse Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Patients Casebook Managing clinical risk
25/08/2017 Complaints culture Preview Article Complaints culture Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Complaints to the regulator against doctors have hit a record high, rising more sharply than for any other health professional. Is this down to poor practice or a changing complaints culture? Sara Williams investigates Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Compliance Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 25/08/2017 Confidentiality - the basics Preview Article Confidentiality - the basics Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Confidentiality is the cornerstone of a successful doctor–patient relationship. Indeed the word “confidence” derives from the Latin con “with” and fidere “to trust”. The GMC is clear that doctors who break a patient’s confidence undermine trust in the medical profession and they will be dealt with very seriously. Read more Article contains Text
25/08/2017 Introduction Preview Article Introduction Close Preview Consent is a fundamental principle of medical law. The basic rule is simple: no-one has the right to touch anyone else without lawful excuse and if doctors do so it may well undermine patients’ trust. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism General Surgery Prescribing Managing clinical risk Competence
Articles and features 25/08/2017 Day in the life of… Dr Pixie McKenna Preview Article Day in the life of… Dr Pixie McKenna Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview I wake up bolt upright at 5.30am. I look in the mirror and realise I’ve inadvertently left my false eyelashes on from the previous day’s telly. They hang rather precariously from my upper lids – my mascara is half way down my cheeks and my hair is doing a good impersonation of Jedward. My husband rolls over and states that I look like a drag queen and promptly falls back to sleep. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Career planning Professionalism Generic Medicine Practice Matters
Articles and features 25/08/2017 General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence orga... Preview Article General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence organisations Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview All doctors know that maintaining confidentiality is an important part of building up trust with patients. Here, Dr Stephanie Bown examines the medicolegal aspects of confidentiality Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Communication Confidentiality
Press release 08/08/2017 Newly qualified doctors optimistic about future careers, but need sup... Preview Article Newly qualified doctors optimistic about future careers, but need support Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview 80% of newly qualified doctors say they have enjoyed their first year, and over 60% say they are excited about their future careers, according to a survey by Medical Protection. Read more Article contains Text
News and updates 01/08/2017 Provision of medicolegal reports/acting as a medicolegal expert Preview Article Provision of medicolegal reports/acting as a medicolegal expert Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview If you are a doctor and want to practise medicine in the UK, you need to hold GMC registration with a licence to practise. Given this requirement, we have carefully considered the appropriate criteria we require of members who produce medicolegal reports and/or act as a medicolegal expert. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Expert Reports
Press release 26/07/2017 Medical Protection partners with two leading GP groups Preview Article Medical Protection partners with two leading GP groups Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection has announced a major new partnership with two GP networks, which will provide healthcare professionals across 67 practices with access to indemnity and enable flexible working across multiple practice sites in Leeds. Read more Article contains Text