Insight Primary Q3 2020
In this issue:
- The exceptional circumstances of dealing with COVID-19 must not be forgotten
- Call log
- Practice matters: Holiday quarantine
- Advice: How safe is your telephone triage system?
- Practice profile: Highland lockdown
- Ten behaviours that reduce team risk
- Profile: Riding the planet
- Advice: Investigating a death
- Human factors: Beyond blame
- Case study: Head lump
- Case study: Earwax troubles
- Case study: Repeating risk
- Wellbeing: You are not alone
- Ethics: "Know your place"
- Book choice: Dear NHS 100 - Stories to Say Thank You
- Vignette: Frances Hoggan (1843-1927)
GMC advice on fitness to practise during COVID
THE impact of social distancing, staff shortages and working outside of normal practice should all be considered by General Medical Council staff investigating complaints against doctors.
World Patient Safety Day 2020 – comment by Chris Kenny, CEO of MDDUS
Marking World Patient Safety Day (17 September 2020), MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny explains how we promote safe patient care.
Predictable rise in bowel cancer referral waits
THE number of patients in England waiting longer than six weeks for tests to diagnose bowel cancer has risen by 60 per cent during the pandemic, according to NHS figures.
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Pharmacy worker mocked for hearing loss wins tribunal claim
A PHARMACY worker mocked by colleagues about her hearing and memory loss was the victim of age discrimination, a tribunal has found.
Furlough changes for September
EMPLOYERS will now only receive a 70 per cent contribution from the government for employees on furlough.
Ask the Expert: COVID pregnancy concern
ONE of our nurses is pregnant and wants to work from home, but this isn't practical. What should we do?
Case study: Competitive applications in redundancy
THIS case highlights the importance of a fair redundancy process in which all employees are properly consulted.
HR Alert: Employee in quarantine
WHAT should practices do if an employee must quarantine for 14 days?