MDDUS chief medical officer Dr John Holden offers a viewpoint on how Covid-19 has changed the way GPs interact with patients and the risks these changes pose.

IT’S not uncommon to be asked by a colleague for healthcare advice or treatment but MDDUS advises leaving this to their own doctor.

Healthcare provider organisations and groups of doctors now have a choice of indemnity products designed for their circumstances, via our new company – MDDUS Solutions.

MDDUS medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar looks at the pitfalls doctors face in engaging with patients and colleagues using social media

MDDUS solicitor Joanna Jervis offers advice for doctors considering a role as expert witness

Dr Myooran Nathan highlights key issues to consider when making advance decisions around the resuscitation of patients.

Courts often rely on the Bolam test when considering claims of clinical negligence. But who was Mr Bolam and how did his legal case change medical practice?

...The patient accuses the specialty trainee of failing to "challenge or correct" the consultant during the consultation...

...The patient alleges that Dr A's delay in making a referral allowed the tumour to progress from stage 1 to stage 2 but the expert disagrees...

...It is alleged that the use of thermal energy during the prostate surgery was unsafe and caused a rectal injury...

MDDUS medical adviser Dr Caroline Osborne-White provides some helpful FAQs on reflective practice

Professor Deborah Bowman asks what is “moral distress” in the context of healthcare staff caring for patients in a national emergency and how can it be addressed

Book review by Dr Greg Dollman

Punjabi-born East End GP honoured for his war services