ETHICS: It's the small things
PROFESSOR Deborah Bowman offers a personal perspective on how even “small things” can reflect ethical choices when it comes to dealing sensitively with patients
Case files
Medical case studies
Bad news by phone
...Conscious that urgent action was needed to avoid a poorer outcome for the patient, Dr D felt she had no other option but to phone Mrs K and inform her of the results...
Making a SEA change - learning from adverse incidents
Is your practice truly learning from adverse incidents? MDDUS senior risk adviser Liz Price offers some reflections on SEA
Call log
A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.
BMJ awards ceremony cancelled
THE 2020 BMJ awards ceremony has been cancelled in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Pharmacists given access to emergency care summary
PHARMACISTS in Scotland have been granted access to key patient information contained in the emergency care summary (ECS).
MDDUS slashes dental membership costs
SUBSCRIPTION rates for dentists have been cut by as much as 75 per cent by MDDUS as clinicians are forced to down tools in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
National Doctors' Day
MDDUS medical adviser Dr Gordon McDavid reflects on his professional experience to mark National Doctors’ Day.
HR Alert: Advice on coronavirus
MDDUS employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice to practices on issues relating to coronavirus.