MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny spoke at a recent Professional Standards Authority symposium, looking at some of the key changes that regulators have made in response to the pandemic.

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

HOUSEHOLD isolation measures during the pandemic have increased risks for those under threat from domestic abuse. A majority of clinical interactions now being undertaken remotely means reduced opportunities to recognise and act on cases

Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald discusses the importance of having a practice policy on alcohol and drug use

Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant outlines the key confidentiality issues when responding to a request for access to a deceased patient's records

In light of new GMC guidance, barrister and ethicist Dr Daniel Sokol discusses key considerations for doctors when obtaining consent

Senior risk adviser Liz Price discusses how minimising the impact of Covid-related stress on practice teams can improve patient safety

As the UK begins to administer its first approved Covid vaccine, Allan Gaw looks at the key role played by an 18th century British doctor in the battle against infectious disease

Key advice on attending a coroner's inquest or fatal accident inquiry - second in a two part series

...Mr D complains of a non-healing lesion over the course of several months...

...Dr W has tried repeatedly to invite Ms G for a diabetic review but the patient has not responded...

...Mr K presents with nausea and vomiting and it transpires he had been mistakenly following his previous medication routine...

MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr Emily Shepherd and her dachshund Daphne explain in a short video how she looks after her mental health and wellbeing

Professor Deborah Bowman considers how the success of clinical ethics groups often rests on the ability of “different shaped pegs” to come together to explore unfamiliar or difficult ideas

Book review by Dr Greg Dollman

Welsh doctor, archdruid and advocate of cremation