MDDUS
INSIGHT
PRIMARY

A recent employment tribunal case ruled that long Covid may be classed as a disability – what are the implications?

What responsibility do doctors have to patients seeking follow-up and support after treatment in another country?

A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.

To ensure that staff take holidays is to avoid ethical dissonance between the rhetoric of ‘wellbeing’ and the realities of burnout and breakdown.

MDDUS advisers answer common questions about managing online patient access to GP health records, which comes into effect in England in November.

Practices often record telephone calls but do you adequately inform patients of this – and what about data protection?

...Mr Y states that he has never discussed his alcohol consumption with anyone at the practice and that any reference to his drinking is not based on fact and should be removed from his medical records...

...A letter of claim from solicitors acting on behalf of Mr S alleges clinical negligence in the delayed diagnosis of his liver condition...

...Zach seeks reassurance from Dr D that his father, who is estranged from the family, will not have access to his medical records...

We need to talk about suicide.

Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant highlights the importance of being aware of professional expectations on how we behave online.

Medical practice adviser Mimi Salgado offers a perspective and advice on handling the stress that comes with being a practice manager.