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Best practice: Altering clinical records – do’s and don'ts
Clinical records should be made contemporaneously - but there are occasions when it's reasonable to alter an existing record.
Read moreEthics: Hard choices – on difficult decisions
Professor Deborah Bowman reflects on the complexities of making difficult decisions.
Read moreVignette: Jane Elizabeth Waterston (1843-1932)
Jane Elizabeth Waterston - Scottish teacher and the first woman physician in southern Africa.
Read moreViewpoint: A place of acceptance
Medico-legal adviser Dr Gordon McDavid offers a personal perspective on the workplace challenges facing LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals.
Read moreCase file: Post-incident meeting
...Dr N should be allowed to review the patient records before providing responses to questions relating to her involvement in the care provided...
Read moreCase file: Gut pain
...it is claimed that Dr C neglected to adequately examine Ms R and failed to diagnose her appendicitis...
Read moreInnovation: Virtual wards in action
One initiative to ease pressure on overstretched hospital services.
Read moreFeature: The surprising history of medical defence
Allan Gaw recounts how increasing litigation in the late Victorian era lead to the establishment of mutual medical defence.
Read moreCase file: Wrong email attachment
...Ms J sends a formal letter of complaint expressing her distress at having personal and private information mistakenly disclosed...
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