Resources and learning

Clinical records should be made contemporaneously - but there are occasions when it's reasonable to alter an existing record.

Professor Deborah Bowman reflects on the complexities of making difficult decisions.

Jane Elizabeth Waterston - Scottish teacher and the first woman physician in southern Africa.

Medico-legal adviser Dr Gordon McDavid offers a personal perspective on the workplace challenges facing LGBTQ+ healthcare professionals.

...Dr N should be allowed to review the patient records before providing responses to questions relating to her involvement in the care provided...

...it is claimed that Dr C neglected to adequately examine Ms R and failed to diagnose her appendicitis...

One initiative to ease pressure on overstretched hospital services.

Allan Gaw recounts how increasing litigation in the late Victorian era lead to the establishment of mutual medical defence.

...Ms J sends a formal letter of complaint expressing her distress at having personal and private information mistakenly disclosed...