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
“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