GDPR - breach notifications
Explore the key points around breach notifications under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Complaints - core principles
It is a professional responsibility to listen, respond to and learn from comments, concerns and complaints from patients.
Prescribing for patients overseas
Patients who are overseas may contact their practice to request a prescription that can be obtained locally
Removal of patients from the practice list
There are a number of key steps to follow before removing a patient from your practice list
Recordings
There can be various reasons why a doctor or dentist would want to make a visual or audio recording of a patient consultation or procedure, such as for research or training purposes. However, it is important to respect ethical principles of consent and confidentiality in doing so.
Provision of medical reports
An overview of the rules around the provision of medical reports for employment, insurance or similar purposes.
GDPR - subject access requests
An overview of the rules around subject access requests under the GDPR
GDPR - privacy notices
A step-by-step guide to writing privacy notices
Confidentiality – adults with incapacity
It is a presumption that every adult patient has the mental capacity to make choices and decisions concerning the disclosure of their personal information, unless proved otherwise.
Doctors dealing with dental emergencies
At certain times of the year, such as school holidays, MDDUS sees an increase in the number of calls from doctors requesting advice on how to deal with patients attending for dental problems.