Case study - Elective surgery risk
...Mrs U has a life-limiting condition and desires an elective procedure which she believes will enhance her quality of life...
Surviving the 'coronacoaster'
Senior risk adviser Liz Price discusses how minimising the impact of Covid-related stress on your teams can improve patient safety
Consent - six common pitfalls
In light of new GMC guidance, barrister and ethicist Dr Daniel Sokol discusses key considerations for doctors when obtaining consent
Domestic abuse and remote consulting
HOUSEHOLD isolation measures during the pandemic have increased risks for those under threat from domestic abuse. A majority of clinical interactions now being undertaken remotely means reduced opportunities to recognise and act on cases
Remote prescribing
Prescribing medication is a common outcome in consultations but it is not without obvious risks – and these can be increased when consulting remotely
Covid-19 has caused regulatory corners to be cut
MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny spoke at a recent Professional Standards Authority symposium, looking at some of the key changes that regulators have made in response to the pandemic.
Insight Secondary Q1 2021
In this issue:
- Covid-19 has caused regulatory corners to be cut
- Domestic abuse and remote consulting
- Remote prescribing
- Consent - six common pitfalls
- The story of a vaccination
- Investigating a death - giving evidence
- Surviving the 'coronacoaster'
- Case study - Elective surgery risk
- Case study - Concerned loved one
- Case study - Liability denied
- Wellbeing: Lockdown self care
- Ethics: The "round hole" problem
- Book choice: Duty of care
- Vignette: William Price (1800-1893)
Elective surgery risk
...Mrs U has a life-limiting condition and desires an elective procedure which she believes will enhance her quality of life...
Domiciliary dental care
...Dr U will not be accompanied by a GDC registrant and that raises the question as to whether a care home assistant could be categorised as an “appropriately trained care professional"...
Members administering Covid-19 vaccinations
PRESSURE to roll-out vaccinations at speed should not blind prescribers to the risks attached to mass administration of a very new, prescription-only, injectable medication.