Wellbeing: You are not alone
Dr Zaid Al-Najjar, deputy medical director of NHS Practitioner Health, discusses how the service can help
Case study: Repeating risk
...It transpires that Mrs H had been prescribed diclofenac on repeat for 12 years...
Case study: Earwax troubles
...Mrs L complains that the drops are obviously not working and asks why Dr M cannot syringe the ears...
Case study: Head lump
...Dr N receives a letter of claim alleging clinical negligence in failing to refer Mrs J immediately to a consultant neurologist to investigate the bony lump...
Human factors: Beyond blame
Professor Peter McCulloch describes the benefits of a human factors approach to investigating medical error.
Advice: Investigating a death
Key advice on how to prepare and write a report for an investigation into a patient’s death – first in a two-part series
Profile: Riding the planet
Adventurist and emergency medicine doctor Stephen Fabes talks to Adam Campbell about his six-year quest to cycle the world
Ten behaviours that reduce team risk
Senior risk adviser Liz Price offers advice on some key behaviours to support risk management within your team
Practice profile: Highland lockdown
A look at how one rural practice in the North of Scotland has faced the challenge of COVID-19
Advice: How safe is your telephone triage system?
COVID-19 has changed the way in which medical practices operate, with the need to reduce risk of exposure to both staff and patients. An effective telephone triage system has become an essential tool in this new way of working