New standards for end of life care
A NEW set of standards in providing end of life care has been agreed for GP practices.
Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice regulations
Responding to the enabling regulations to implement the Government’s plans for a Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice in England, Chris Kenny, Chief Executive of MDDUS said:
Ethics: Negotiating neutrality
THESE are divided times - and negotiating professional neutrality has hardly seemed tricker in this "messy fallible business of being human". Professor Deborah Bowman offers some insights
Blurring the boundaries
IT'S never been more difficult to judge when you may have “crossed the line” with a patient or colleague. Dental adviser Sarah Harford provides guidance
Strange changes
Adam Campbell meets celebrated writer and GP Gavin Francis
Less is not more when it comes to protection
GPs in England and Wales may believe that state-backed indemnity will provide all the help and support they need in facing professional difficulties. But what about all the things it won’t help with?
Risk: Ambulance on the way
REMOTE monitoring is becoming more common as healthcare technology improves and more sophisticated devices become available.
GP indemnity… where we are
STATE-BACKED indemnity has a new name – at least in England – and that is the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice or CNSGP. MDDUS Chief Executive Chris Kenny considers the implications for members and the NHS.
Updated guidance on antibiotic prescribing for pneumonia
NICE and Public Health England have published two draft guidelines on antimicrobial prescribing for pneumonia to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.