Departing from guidelines
Guidelines are becoming an increasingly common feature of modern medical practice. A recent case highlights difficulties that doctors can encounter when they depart from guidelines without adequate reasons for doing so. [Risk Alert]
Tummy tuck complication
...Conservative treatment failed and another operation was required to remove the necrotic tissue and apply a skin graft...
Poor handwriting
What to do about the seemingly intractable problem of poor handwriting among some healthcare staff.
Rectal bleeding
Medical case study
Recording of 'negative' results
A recent claim made against an MDDUS member highlights the importance of recording 'negative' as well as 'positive' results of diagnostic tests.
Warfarin dosing error - medical case study
Even the best systems require constant checking and reviewing, especially with INR and warfarin, to ensure that they 'fail safe' and not 'unsafe'...
Medicolegal and regulatory considerations when treating children
This interactive MDDUS course addresses some of the common medico-legal and regulatory challenges and pitfalls when treating children and young people under the age of 16.
Microaggression
Consent - module 2
Available to watch now, this webinar looks at the special circumstances of consent.
GDPR: Managing subject access requests
The course looks at the legal framework relating to subject access requests under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.