Ethics: Double vision
Professor Deborah Bowman discusses the curious “doubling” – or “simultaneous yearning for the contradictory” – that can occur when dealing with serious illness
Dilemma: Caught on camera
Should a practice hand over CCTV footage to a police officer investigating a crime?
Managing tooth wear
Professor Andrew Eder considers some of the risks associated with the identification and management of tooth wear and how to handle them
A nasty surprise
Dr Allan Gaw explores the curious legal origin of “duty of care” in the context of clinical negligence
Wounded healer
Dr Clare Gerada of the NHS Practitioner Health Programme highlights the sometimes devastating impact of patient complaints on the mental wellbeing of doctors
Risk: Is reality TV too risky?
MDDUS often hears from members seeking advice about engaging with media producers. What are the risks involved?
Briefing: Fast forward
Is the new GP app being launched by NHS Digital heradling a brave new world of AI technology in primary healthcare?
MDDUS seeks reintroduction of legal aid to reduce litigation costs and ease burden on legal system
MDDUS is urging the government to reintroduce legal aid for more categories of clinical negligence claims as a central part of wider reform to maintain access to justice for the most vulnerable claimants whilst reducing the burden on the NHS and court system of unjustified claims.
Wales to get new gender identity service
TRANSGENDER patients in Wales will soon be able to access care services closer to home, health secretary Vaughan Gething has announced.