Risk: Opioid prescribing risks
Opioid addiction has reached crisis proportions in the US – but UK prescribers also face increasing risk.
Safe approach to handling racist abuse
ARE you expected to carry on treating a patient despite being racially abused or threatened? Can you refuse to treat such patients or have them transferred or removed from your list?
Risk: Research trial pitfalls
Potential legal difficulties involving medical trials can range from participant complaints to more serious allegations of fraud. Ensure that you're research ready
Quiz - record keeping
Take our quick quiz and test your knowledge on record keeping
Poll - treating a colleague's patient
Cast your vote in our poll to find out how many clinicians make a note of when they review or prescribe for a colleague's patient
Poll - do you know your data protection officer?
Cast your vote in our poll to find out how many people can identify their data protection officer
Quiz - GDPR one year on
Take our quick quiz and test your knowledge on GDPR one year after it came into effect
Risk: Detached but personal
IT can be tricky remaining detached from patients on a personal basis, particularly for GPs who often have longstanding clinical relationships with individuals and families
Quiz - professionalism in practice
Take our quick quiz and test your knowledge on professionalism in practice
Poll - blurring boundaries
Cast your vote in our poll on maintaining patient boundaries