“A responsible body of medical men”
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?
Nothing but the truth
MDDUS solicitor Joanna Jervis offers advice for doctors considering a role as expert witness
Social media risks
MDDUS medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar looks at the pitfalls doctors face in engaging with patients and colleagues using social media
Covert recording in a time of Covid
It’s important to understand the reasons why a patient may want to listen again to what has been said in a consultation.
Employment law: Staff refusing Covid-19 vaccination
Employment law adviser Liz Symon considers the difficult question of what to do when practice staff choose not to be vaccinated against coronavirus
Call log
A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.
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.
Insight Primary Q1 2021
In this issue:
- Viewpoint: Fine balance needed with remote consultations
- Call log
- Employment law: Staff refusing Covid-19 vaccination
- Covert recording in a time of Covid
- Domestic abuse and remote consulting
- Social media risks
- Nothing but the truth
- Volunteer vaccinator
- “A responsible body of medical men”
- Case study: RTA disclosure
- Case study: Dizzy episodes
- Case study Patient warning letter
- Reflective practice
- Ethics: On moral distress
- Book choice: Intensive care
- Vignette: Baldev Kaushal (1906-1992)
Take the opportunity to protect clinicians' health and wellbeing - MDDUS
MDDUS has commented on the publication today (25 March 2021) of a Department of Health and Social Care consultation on the future of healthcare regulation
NHS workforce needs time, training and support to recover
Dr Naeem Nazem, head of MDDUS' medical division, has commented on a report from NHS Confederation warning that thousands of NHS staff will quit unless they are supported to recover from the impact of the pandemic.