Advice: Recording telephone consultations with patients
Organisations often now record telephone calls to monitor quality control and for training purposes. But do you adequately inform patients of this – and what about data protection?
Professionalism: Pitfalls in social media use
Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant highlights the importance of being aware of professional expectations on how we behave online
Unwanted advances
How would you deal with the difficult situation of a patient making romantic advances? Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant offers advice on maintaining boundaries with patients.
Dental case study: Fractured tuberosity
...The claim alleges that Ms R should have been given specific warnings regarding the risk of a fractured tuberosity...
Medical case study: Patient buying medication online
...Dr A is advised that she should not let Mr G coerce her into prescribing medication that she does not believe is appropriate or serves his needs...
Protect your personal finances with an Income Protection Plus policy
With so much uncertainty in life, it is nice to know that should you be unable to work due to illness or injury, you could still have a regular income to cover your bills and living expenses.
Steep 50-year rise in melanoma deaths among men
MELANOMA death rates among UK men have risen 219 per cent in the last 50 years, according to new analysis released by Cancer Research UK.
Long Covid action plan aims to reduce GP workload
PATIENTS with long Covid will have easier access to health tests as part of an action plan designed to reduce GP workloads.
'Go live' for online access to records in England now 1 November
NHS England has confirmed that 1 November 2022 is now the date patients at practices in England using TPP and EMIS systems will be granted automatic access to their prospective (future) records online.
GMC to lose right to appeal tribunal decisions
THE General Medical Council is to lose its right to appeal decisions by medical practitioners tribunals in 2023.