A catalogue of miscommunication - medical case study
The scenario below takes place over six years and involves the alleged failure of a GP and other healthcare professionals to arrange adequate follow-up after an abnormal cervical smear test
Employment law: the 'work-life' dilemma
Employees have the right to request flexible working for certain purposes and their employer has a duty to consider these requests in good faith and without discrimination in their decisions
NHS policy: doctors without borders
Are plans to abolish practice boundaries practical and achievable?
Practice profile: bigger can be better
Jim Killgore visits a 15 partner general practice in Wokingham with a unique approach to management
Call log
These cases are based on actual advice calls made to MDDUS advisers and are published in the magazine to highlight common challenges within practice management. Details have been changed to maintain confidentiality
Diary
Random absurdities in primary care medicine and beyond.
Heath and safety: At the sharp end
Reducing the number of injuries from needle-stick and sharp instruments is priority across the EU.
Don’t deal with GMC/GDC alone
Doctors and dentists should resist the temptation to respond to GMC or GDC correspondence on their own.
A father's right?
...The father wanted access to his child's records but the boy's mother did not want the information disclosed. The doctor was unsure who was right...
'Bigging up' the CV
Competition for jobs can sometimes be fierce, but resist the temptation to 'big-up' a CV with lies or half-truths.