Raising concerns amidst COVID-19
Doctors have a responsibility to raise concerns even in times of crisis.
Insight Secondary Q2 2020
In this issue:
- Raising concerns amidst COVID-19
- Remote consulting in the coronavirus outbreak
- Safe working and delegation in difficult times
- Turning the other cheek?
- Profile: Under pressure
- Creating positive change
- Case study - Hernia repair
- ETHICS: It's the small things
- Book choice: The Body
- Vignette: Margaret Fairlie (1891-1963)
Vignette: Margaret Fairlie (1891-1963)
First female professorial chair in Scotland
Book choice: The Body
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
Update on Government’s Existing Liabilities Scheme
It is expected that the Government’s Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice Regulations will come into force on 6 April 2020.
Bad news by phone
...Conscious that urgent action was needed to avoid a poorer outcome for the patient, Dr D felt she had no other option but to phone Mrs K and inform her of the results...
National Doctors' Day
MDDUS medical adviser Dr Gordon McDavid reflects on his professional experience to mark National Doctors’ Day.
HR Alert: Advice on coronavirus
MDDUS employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice to practices on issues relating to coronavirus.
Whitening complaint
...Mr M undergoes the in-surgery whitening procedure and expresses his immediate dissatisfaction with the results...
Message from CEO Chris Kenny on COVID-19
Message from Chris Kenny, CEO, MDDUS to its members on Coronavirus (Covid-19).