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
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
Wellbeing: Lockdown self care
MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr Emily Shepherd and her dachshund Daphne explain in a short video how she looks after her mental health and wellbeing
Vignette: William Price (1800-1893)
Welsh doctor, archdruid and advocate of cremation
Seasonal gifts from patients
It’s a common dilemma for clinicians – when are "tokens of gratitude" more than just that and is it ever really okay to accept a gift from a patient?
Insight Primary Q4 2020
In this issue:
- Covid-19 has caused regulatory corners to be cut
- Call log
- Domestic abuse and remote consulting
- Alcohol and the workplace
- Patient confidentiality after death
- Consent - six common pitfalls
- Surviving the 'coronacoaster'
- The story of a vaccination
- Investigating a death - giving evidence
- Case study: Nose lesion
- Case study: No reply
- Case study: Accidental overdose
- Wellbeing: Lockdown self care
- Ethics: The "round hole" problem
- Book choice: Duty of care
- Vignette: William Price (1800-1893)
Updated dental guidance on prescribing antimicrobials
AN updated and expanded guide on antimicrobial prescribing in dentistry is now available free to download.
Ethics: "Know your place"
Professor Deborah Bowman looks at how hierarchy among medical professionals can create a structure within which asking questions and challenging practice may be perceived as risky or even ‘inappropriate’
Wellbeing: You are not alone
Dr Zaid Al-Najjar, deputy medical director of NHS Practitioner Health, discusses how the service can help
Case study: Near miss
...Just before handing over the tablets the pharmacist notes from his records that Mrs J is allergic to penicillin...