Case study: No reply
...Dr W has tried repeatedly to invite Ms G for a diabetic review but the patient has not responded...
Case study: Nose lesion
...Mr D complains of a non-healing lesion over the course of several months...
Case study: Accidental overdose
...Mr K presents with nausea and vomiting and it transpires he had been mistakenly following his previous medication routine...
Book choice: Duty of care
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Ethics: The "round hole" problem
Professor Deborah Bowman considers how the success of clinical ethics groups often rests on the ability of “different shaped pegs” to come together to explore unfamiliar or difficult ideas
Consent - six common pitfalls
In light of new GMC guidance, barrister and ethicist Dr Daniel Sokol discusses key considerations for doctors when obtaining consent
Patient confidentiality after death
Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant outlines the key confidentiality issues when responding to a request for access to a deceased patient's records
Surviving the 'coronacoaster'
Senior risk adviser Liz Price discusses how minimising the impact of Covid-related stress on practice teams can improve patient safety
The story of a vaccination
As the UK begins to administer its first approved Covid vaccine, Allan Gaw looks at the key role played by an 18th century British doctor in the battle against infectious disease
Investigating a death - giving evidence
Key advice on attending a coroner's inquest or fatal accident inquiry - second in a two part series