Practice management: Taking time off for elective surgery
Are employees entitled to fully paid sick leave?
Risk: When a patient refuses a chaperone
What should you do if a patient says “no” to a chaperone?
Case file: Threshold for a GMC investigation
...the building contractor threatens to report the doctor to the GMC over an alleged rude personal comment...
Vignette: Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick (1924 – 2017)
Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick - British thoracic specialist and first woman president of the Royal College of Physicians.
Call log
A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.
Case file: Infected rash
...Mrs H is asthmatic and clinically obese, complaining of a painful skin rash for the past few weeks...
Case file: Excessive SAR request
...the patient has asked for a copy of every phone call she has ever made to the practice...
Viewpoint: Malpractice in the media
MDDUS senior lawyer Joanna Jervis provides a reality check on what really happens if you're accused of clinical negligence.
GMC report calls for urgent action to tackle workforce crisis
UNMANAGEABLE workloads, dissatisfaction and burnout have created a "vicious cycle" that is causing UK doctors to take steps to leave the profession, the General Medical Council (GMC) warns in a new report.
Online patient access - hot topic FAQs
Get advice on key risk areas ahead of the final deadline for online access to patient records.