Insight Primary Q3 2023
In this issue:
- Assisted dying back in the news
- MDDUS: “Tired. Concerned. Trying not to lose hope.” A report from the NHS frontline
- Risk: Safe telephone triage
- Call log
- Practice management: Probationary periods
- Leadership: Managing change - 10 essential tactics
- Candour: Is it safe to apologise?
- Practice staff: Supporting physician associates in clinical practice
- Innovation: Voice in the bank
- Case file: Redaction software for SARs
- Case file: Blood in urine
- Case file: Tick-box error
- Ethics: All for one and one for all?
- Vignette: George Northcroft (1868 – 1943)
Adding “violence warning markers” to patient records
It may be tempting to add a warning marker or alert to aggressive patients' records, but MDDUS urges caution
New guides to help surgeons defend against negligence claims
NEW best practice guides to documenting common surgical procedures aim to help NHS teams in England defend against claims of negligence or poor practice.
Government calls for GP appointments within two weeks
PATIENTS in England needing a GP appointment should get one within two weeks, according to new government plans.
MDDUS reminds members to check cover is up to date
MEMBERS are being urged to ensure their medical and dental indemnity subscription gives them the cover they need as the NHS continues to recover from the pandemic.
Scheme to reduce hospital admissions extended across Scotland
A SCHEME designed to reduce hospital admissions by delivering antibiotic treatments in people’s homes or outpatient clinics is to be rolled out across Scotland.
Insight Primary Q3 2022
In this issue:
- Advice: Unwanted advances
- Practice management: Dealing with long Covid as a disability
- Patients having treatment abroad
- Call log
- Ethics: Out of office – the ethics of taking a break
- Preparing for online patient access to records
- Case file: Disputed drinking
- Case file: Delayed liver disease diagnosis
- Case file: Father restricted from accessing records
- First person: A long road
- Professionalism: Pitfalls in social media use
- Data protection: Recording telephone consultations with patients
- Wellbeing: Did I sign up for this?
- Viewpoint: End the silence
- Book choice: Am I normal?
- Vignette: John Boyd Orr (1880-1971)
Burnout in doctors doubles risk of patient safety incidents, new study finds
PATIENT safety incidents are twice as likely to happen if a doctor is suffering symptoms of burnout, a new global study has found.
Positive results for friends and family tests
THE vast majority of patient responses to the healthcare “friends and family test” (FFT) were positive, latest figures from NHS England show.
Call for new patient safety commissioners across UK
PATIENT safety commissioners should be appointed in each UK country to reduce risks in health and social care, according to a new report.
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