Prescribing addictive medicines
When prescribing addictive medicines be sure to discuss fully the risks and benefits with patients.
A cold reply - medical case study
...the patient is unhappy that the doctor provided a telephone consultation rather than a home visit...
Probing alcohol use poses ethical dilemmas for doctors
Assessing alcohol intake in patients is an essential element in clinical history taking and examination but it can also bring potential ethical dilemmas for doctors, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
Doctors to use common sense for home visits in the snow
Doctors are advised to adopt a common-sense approach to home visits during the current severe winter weather.
If It’s not in the records, then it didn't happen
Keeping clear, accurate and contemporaneous dental records is key to dentists staying out of professional difficulties, advises UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Don’t turn a blind eye
Reporting a colleague over patient safety concerns is never easy - but failure to do so could leave you in professional difficulty.
Consent refused - medical case study
...the doctor advised Ms R she should be admitted to hospital but the patient refused and became abusive...
Don't let emotional pressure cloud your judgement at Christmas
Doctors should resist pressure to discharge patients in time for Christmas if they do not meet necessary clinical criteria.
Don't let your standards slip
Dentists are urged not to cut corners or let sloppy standards creep into their work or they could risk facing professional difficulties.