Pharmacists and paramedics joining MDDUS discount practice schemes
MDDUS has recently reviewed the eligibility criteria for pharmacists and paramedics joining DPS practices
National Doctors Day 2021 - Dr Naeem Nazem, Head of Medical Division
Marking National Doctors' Day (30 March 2021), Dr Naeem Nazem, Head of MDDUS' Medical Division, thanks MDDUS members for their work over the last challenging year, and for putting their trust in us.
Vignette: Baldev Kaushal (1906-1992)
Punjabi-born East End GP honoured for his war services
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
Reflective practice
MDDUS medical adviser Dr Caroline Osborne-White provides some helpful FAQs on reflective practice
Case study Patient warning letter
...Ms G warns Mr L that any further abusive behaviour would leave them with no choice but to de-register him from the practice...
Case study: Dizzy episodes
...Immediate surgery around the time of the first consultation would not have made a difference to Mr K’s long-term prognosis, as (on the balance of probabilities) the tumour would still not have been completely resected given its diffuse nature..
Case study: RTA disclosure
A few months later Ms G writes to the practice complaining that Dr T has breached doctor-patient confidentiality by disclosing her full medical record instead of only the section relating to the RTA injuries
Volunteer vaccinator
Insight chats with Dr Clive Barker – a GP who has come out of retirement to help with Covid-19 vaccinations at Bamber Bridge near Preston