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Dignity long denied

Adam Campbell recounts a tragic tale of murder and medical paternalism

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Law at Work: A Fair Chance

Selecting the right person for a vacancy, promotion or even a surviving post is fraught with legal and practical difficulties

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Right to choose, but...

Doctors have a right to follow their own moral compass – but this must not jeopardise patient care. Lindsey McGregor looks at GMC guidance on personal beliefs

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Vignette: RCGP founder Dr John Hunt (1905-1987)

Vignette of RCGP founder Dr John Hunt 

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Beware of an easy diagnosis of migraine in sudden onset of severe headache

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Q+A: Ian Jackson, GDC Director for Scotland

Q+A with GDC Director for Scotland, Ian Jackson

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Hello, doctor?

A well-run telephone consultation option is part of modern primary care - but what are the clinical and medico-legal risks? 

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

To err is human - but not if you're a doctor

Is a blame culture really the best way to get doctors to admit their mistakes? [Ethics article from 'Summons' Summer 2009]

  • 01 July 2009
  • Summer
  • Insight

Writ large

Expensive payouts for major medical negligence claims are still rare in the UK – fortunately. So what characterises the large claim? 

  • 01 July 2009
  • Article
  • Summer
  • Insight

Altering medical notes

Doctors must take care when amending medical notes to avoid potential charges of evidence tampering.

  • 04 June 2009
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