Risk training day for GPs
MEDICO-LEGAL actions against GPs are rising in frequency and, as part of our internal governance, MDDUS conducts on-going analysis to understand the most common and serious risks to which GPs are exposed.
Masterclass on managing GP premises
GPs and practice managers are invited to attend one of a series of nationwide seminars run by Capsticks Solicitors LLP focused on managing practice premises.
MDDUS joins forces with LLMC to provide tailored indemnity package
MDDUS is delighted to announce a new partnership with Lincolnshire LMC (LLMC) to provide GP practices with a tailored and competitive indemnity package for new recruits from the EU.
Join the MDDUS customer panel
AT MDDUS we are always looking for ways to improve our service to members and we’d love to hear what you think - in exchange for £25 M&S vouchers.
Q2 2017
In this issue:
- Briefing: An endless weekend effect?
- Risk: Can reflective practice be “incriminating”?
- Candour and colleague concerns
- Doctor at the deep end
- Dilemma: How do I respond to a non-compliant patient wanting a repeat prescription?
- Is human tissue data?
- Ethics: Asking why
- Book choice: I contain multitudes
- Vignette: Sir Archibald Edward Garrod
New evidence on health burden of ageing population
THE number of people aged over 65 years needing healthcare is expected to increase by 25 per cent over the 2015 figure – possibly reaching 2.8 million by 2025 in England and Wales.
Thousands of undiagnosed AF patients at risk of stroke
UP to a half million people in the UK could be unaware that they have atrial fibrillation (AF), which dramatically increases risk of stroke, according to new estimates released by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
Hot weather increases risk of surgical site infections
PATIENTS are more susceptible to surgical site infections during the summer than in the winter, according to new research.
Obesity caused 5,000 bowel cancer cases in a decade, charity says
EXCESS weight caused almost 5,000 cases of bowel cancer over the past 10 years, according to Cancer Research UK.
Unwanted chemistry
...the patient says that he had detected some “chemistry” between them during the examination and he has seen her again waiting at a bus stop but was too nervous to make an approach...