Articles and features 06/04/2013 In the Hot Seat: Dr Mahibur Rahman Preview Article In the Hot Seat: Dr Mahibur Rahman Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Dr Mahibur Rahman, Medical Director of Emedica, shares with Charlotte Hudson insider knowledge on how to pass the MRCGP exams Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Compliance Training & cpd General practice Career planning
Articles and features 06/04/2013 Avoiding a ‘near hit’ Preview Article Avoiding a ‘near hit’ Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Clinical Risk Manager Julie Price shares simple tips for handling test results Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters System Errors GP locum General practice
Articles and features 04/04/2013 Soapbox: The Francis Report Preview Article Soapbox: The Francis Report Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview MPS Director of Policy and Communications, Dr Stephanie Bown, fears that a duty of candour proposed for GPs will not inspire the cultural change the NHS requires Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Probity GP locum Communication Practice Matters General practice
Articles and features 04/04/2013 How to... Set up a Patient Participation Group Preview Article How to... Set up a Patient Participation Group Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Stephanie Varah, Chief Executive of the National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP) shares the benefits of building a partnership with your patients Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Communication General practice GP locum Practice Matters
Articles and features 04/04/2013 In the Hot Seat: Dr Ben Brown Preview Article In the Hot Seat: Dr Ben Brown Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Would you like to have some say in shaping future GP training? The AiT Committee can help you do just that. Charlotte Hudson finds out more Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism General practice Training & cpd Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/04/2013 Healthcare assistants Preview Article Healthcare assistants Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this alert Julie Price, MPS’s Clinical Risk Programme Manager, highlights the risk of healthcare assistants performing immunisations Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Compliance GP locum General practice Negligence
Factsheet 01/04/2013 Safeguarding children FAQs - Wales Preview Article Safeguarding children FAQs - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The GMC states that “doctors play a crucial role in protecting children from abuse and neglect”. Child maltreatment includes neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse. The following frequently asked questions are designed to advise MPS members what to do and who to contact, should they suspect children are at risk of, or are experiencing, harm. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Data Protection Ethics Wales Patients
Factsheet 01/04/2013 Guide to writing expert reports - Scotland Preview Article Guide to writing expert reports - Scotland Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview As an expert you should be aiming to produce a report which is free standing – from which the reader can glean the key issues in the case, understand the evidence available and reach a clear understanding of the range of expert opinion, without needing to look at any other document. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Use Guidelines Generic Medicine Communication Claims Scotland Investigations
Articles and features 01/04/2013 Ask the expert Preview Article Ask the expert Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Some years ago we teamed up with the UK’s leading provider of workplace advice to provide the Croner helpline to our Practice Xtra members. Louise Barnes, Senior Employment Consultant at Croner, reveals the top five workplace issues. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Human resources GP locum Practice Matters General practice Compliance
Factsheet 01/04/2013 Consent – The basics - Wales Preview Article Consent – The basics - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Respect for patients’ autonomy is expressed in consent law; to impose care or treatment on people without respecting their wishes and right to self-determination is not only unethical, but illegal. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Use Guidelines Issues & conflict management Generic Medicine Wales Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 01/04/2013 Safeguarding children - Scotland Preview Article Safeguarding children - Scotland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The GMC states that “Whether or not you have vulnerable children or young people as patients, you should consider their needs and welfare and offer them help if you think their rights have been abused or denied.” Surgery consultations, home visits, accident and emergency admissions and contact with other professionals who work with children help to build up a picture of a child’s situation. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Scotland Ethics Data Protection Consent Generic Medicine
01/04/2013 Safe prescribing Preview Article Safe prescribing Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Medication errors account for approximately 20% of all clinical negligence claims against doctors in both primary and secondary care. The costs associated with adverse events and inappropriate prescribing has been estimated at more than £750 million per year. This factsheet gives advice about avoiding prescribing errors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 01/03/2013 Controlled drugs - Wales Preview Article Controlled drugs - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), GPs have a responsibility for controlled drugs (CDs) within their practice. This factsheet highlights what you should be aware of when carrying, storing and recording controlled drugs. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk GP locum General practice Prescribing Wales
Articles and features 04/02/2013 Hot topic: Consent for audio or visual recordings Preview Article Hot topic: Consent for audio or visual recordings Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Consent for taking photographs and making recordings is vital, explains MPS medicolegal adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC compliance England Training & cpd Wales New Doctor GP locum
Articles and features 04/02/2013 Top five medical apps for foundation doctors Preview Article Top five medical apps for foundation doctors Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dr Josephine Neale, an F2 from Warwickshire, has done the app work so you do not have to. Here are her top five apps for new doctors Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor Issues & conflict management Communication Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 16/01/2013 Dilemma: DNAR orders Preview Article Dilemma: DNAR orders Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dr Jonny Morris describes a tricky scenario of a patient with a do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) order. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor End of Life Care Casebook Decision Making Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 13/01/2013 Think that only incompetent doctors get referred to the GMC? Think ag... Preview Article Think that only incompetent doctors get referred to the GMC? Think again… Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dr Richard Stacey looks at a wide range of factors that could lead to a GMC hearing... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Professionalism Reputation management Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 09/01/2013 Access to medical reports - Scotland Preview Article Access to medical reports - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Doctors may, on occasion, receive a request from a patient’s employer for a medical report to be delivered directly to the HR department, without the patient seeing it. However, before any medical report can be provided, you must be satisfied that the patient has given valid consent to the release of the information. This factsheet looks at the issues surrounding medical reports for employers and other organisations, and offers advice to doctors who are asked to write reports. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Human resources Medical Records Generic Medicine Consent Ethics Scotland
06/01/2013 NHS complaints procedure – Second Stage Complaints Preview Article NHS complaints procedure – Second Stage Complaints Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The second stage is where the complaint is not resolved in the practice and the complainant asks for an Independent Review by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland Generic Medicine Negligence Complaints CQC compliance
Factsheet 04/01/2013 Safeguarding children FAQs - Northern Ireland Preview Article Safeguarding children FAQs - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The GMC states that “doctors play a crucial role in protecting children from abuse and neglect”. Child maltreatment includes neglect and physical, sexual and emotional abuse. The following frequently asked questions are designed to advise MPS members what to do and who to contact, should they suspect children are at risk of, or are experiencing, harm. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Northern Ireland Use Guidelines Consent Patients Generic Medicine
Factsheet 04/01/2013 Giving evidence - Scotland Preview Article Giving evidence - Scotland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview As a doctor, you may be asked to give evidence in many different types of forums including criminal or civil courts, Fatal Accident Inquiries and employment or mental health tribunals. This factsheet gives further information about what to expect and how to prepare. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance CQC compliance Medical Records Generic Medicine Scotland Patients
Factsheet 01/01/2013 Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Independent Mental Capacity Advocates Preview Article Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Independent Mental Capacity Advocates Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs) is to support and represent a person who lacks capacity in making a specific decision, and who has no-one (other than paid carers) to support them. This factsheet sets out further information about IMCAs and the role they play. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Wales Scotland Ethics England Northern Ireland
Factsheet 01/01/2013 Access to health records - Wales Preview Article Access to health records - Wales Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Providing access to medical records is essentially a confidentiality issue; therefore, the starting point is whether or not the patient has consented to disclosure. If not, access should be denied, unless there is some other clear justification for allowing access. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Consent Practice management Data Protection Confidentiality Wales
Articles and features 19/12/2012 ‘Tis the season to be jolly… but vigilant to serious conditions Preview Article ‘Tis the season to be jolly… but vigilant to serious conditions Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, MPS medicolegal adviser and spokesperson. She advises and supports healthcare professionals predominantly in the UK and Asia, and has a specialist interest in emerging matters. Dr Bradshaw has had articles placed in leading medical trade publications on a number of legal and ethical issues. Here, she discusses the unique risks that can come with treating patients at Christmas time Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Professionalism Listen Competence