Making decisions about CPR
Dr Myooran Nathan highlights key issues to consider when making advance decisions around the resuscitation of patients.
Case study - Colleague intervention
...The patient accuses the specialty trainee of failing to "challenge or correct" the consultant during the consultation...
Ethics: On moral distress
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 choice: Intensive care
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Ethics: On moral distress
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
Nothing but the truth
MDDUS solicitor Joanna Jervis offers advice for doctors considering a role as expert witness
MDDUS Solutions: A new choice for doctors
Healthcare provider organisations and groups of doctors now have a choice of indemnity products designed for their circumstances, via our new company – MDDUS Solutions.
Social media risks
MDDUS medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar looks at the pitfalls doctors face in engaging with patients and colleagues using social media
Viewpoint: Fine balance needed with remote consultations
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.
The pitfalls of treating colleagues
IT’S not uncommon to be asked by a colleague for healthcare advice or treatment but MDDUS advises leaving this to their own doctor.