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Doctors should not fear covert recordings
Doctors are warned that the law offers little or no protection from patients covertly recording consultations.
MDDUS welcomes plans to cap clinical negligence legal fees
UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS welcomes government plans to cap legal fees in clinical negligence cases against the NHS in England.
MDDUS welcomes single Public Service Ombudsman
UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS welcomes moves to make it easier to complain about public services in England with the creation of a single Public Service Ombudsman (PSO).
Manage expectations with orthodontic treatment
Managing expectation can mitigate the risk of patient complaints in orthodontic treatment, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Doctors must be mindful of assisted suicide involvement
Doctors are reminded to avoid taking any action that may be interpreted as encouraging or assisting a patient’s suicide, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Dentists urged to ensure clarity over treatment costs
Dentists are reminded to ensure treatment options and costs are clearly explained prior to treatment being provided to avoid disagreements with patients, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Examine patients before remotely prescribing Botox
Doctors who prescribe Botox and other injectable cosmetics remotely are reminded they must first examine the patient in person or put their registration at risk.
MDDUS reassure Cardiff dental graduates
MDDUS would like to reassure members that the recent “technical issue” affecting graduates from Cardiff University will have no impact on their membership, providing they follow the GDC’s steps for restoration to the register.
Dealing with self-diagnosing patients
Doctors should not dismiss or feel threatened by patients who self-diagnose on the internet before attending appointments, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Practices urged to update sickness policies to reflect new scheme
UK-wide medical and dental defence organisation MDDUS is advising practices to update their sickness absence policies to reflect the new Fit for Work scheme currently being rolled out across the country.
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We have responded to a @GDC consultation on its updated guidance for the Interim Orders Committee. Read more:… https://t.co/RCycoYR2TH
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RT @DutyToCare1: Thank you @MDDUS_News for this fantastic awareness raising article #dutytocare #mentalhealth #wellbeing #support #ournhs
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.@TheBMA has published survey results around junior doctor wellbeing. The findings reveal that more than half do no… https://t.co/uRsqrxE1hk
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The final article in this issue of Insight Secondary magazine is ‘Hard choices – on difficult decisions’, where Pro… https://t.co/UcZqZYsQbV
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‘Support in a time of crisis’ in this issue of Insight Secondary magazine is an article from @DutyToCare1, a free s… https://t.co/AZNEYE4MzH
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In the article ‘Altering clinical records – do’s and don'ts’ from MDDUS risk adviser Alan Frame, he looks at how cl… https://t.co/ph8G69YAM9
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Member feedback for our colleague, Susan Willatt, dental adviser at MDDUS. ‘I received the email from GDC that they… https://t.co/0JhHm8wOe0
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article ‘Frank and fearless’, @ResearchET (Allan Gaw) looks at the life of Jane E… https://t.co/OuRjrXdSna
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#TimeToTalkDay encourages people to make space for conversations around mental health. Within MDDUS, we have a g… https://t.co/6PvKAMSpvZ
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The @GDC_UK has published a position statement on the registration requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons… https://t.co/6fGWL5LZw3
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The viewpoint article ‘A place of acceptance’ by MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr @GordonMcDavid, offers a personal pe… https://t.co/ba9nhNIPjX
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article ‘The surprising history of medical defence’, Allan Gaw (@ResearchET) reco… https://t.co/9EkMbLDZ3m
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In our latest survey, three in four junior doctors said they had experienced burnout at work, with 39% saying lack… https://t.co/4Nl1sMkSTd
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Our advice case file ‘Post-incident meeting’ involves a doctor who was sent a letter by her hospital trust requesti… https://t.co/4iq0olUpPU
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The claim case file in Insight Secondary is ‘Gut pain’ and relates to a letter of claim received by a doctor that h… https://t.co/SYtunfPCaX
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In Insight Secondary, the complaint case file ‘Wrong email attachment’ concerns a consultant dermatologist who real… https://t.co/zFrC4OTcJs
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Member feedback for our MDDUS colleagues Lucy Yates, solicitor and Greg Dollman, medical adviser. ‘Thank you very m… https://t.co/Ko2JnnKCcY
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article, ‘Are you delegating safely?’, MDDUS risk adviser @lou_kay highlights how… https://t.co/GskVEMNuCC
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Doctors across the UK are being reminded to practise good record keeping to prevent professional difficulties whils… https://t.co/0riDMGa6mQ
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Jim Killgore is the publications editor at MDDUS and his latest Insight Secondary magazine article ‘Virtual wards i… https://t.co/7YWmkTdY88
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