Cancer diagnosis target in England unmet
OVER 65,000 people in England wait longer than 28 days to find out whether they have cancer each month, according to estimates by Cancer Research UK.
MDDUS comments on the appointment of Dame Carrie MacEwen as chair of the General Medical Council
MDDUS chief medical officer John Holden congratulates Dame Carrie McEwen on her appointment as chair of the General Medical Council.
Mental Health Awareness Week - Dr Greg Dollman
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, we find out how Dr Greg Dollman, senior medico-legal adviser at MDDUS, looks after his own mental health and wellbeing.
Medical case study: Back pain
...The letter claims that had Mr U been referred to hospital he would have undergone an MRI scan which would have identified a paracentral disc protrusion compressing the cauda equina...
Dental case study: Adverse comment
...Mr M posts a review on a local online directory commenting that Dr S is “incompetent and rude” and that he struggled to extract his tooth...
Recording telephone consultations with patients
Organisations often now record telephone calls to monitor quality control and for training purposes. But do you adequately inform patients of this – and what about data protection?
MDDUS welcomes report calling for clinical negligence reform
MDDUS has welcomed a report calling for an overhaul of the clinical negligence compensation system that costs the NHS in England billions of pounds every year.
MDDUS sells Mackintosh House
MDDUS has sold the building that formerly housed its Glasgow offices.
MDDUS survey finds pandemic stress and abuse from patients taking a toll
THREE out of four GPs have faced an increase in verbal abuse or aggression from their patients, leading to a huge increase in work-related stress, according to a new survey by MDDUS.
MDDUS comments on health and social care report into clinical negligence reform
MDDUS director of professional services and general counsel Emma Parfitt welcomes the committee's report and urges government to speed up clinical negligence reform.