Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that, if sensitive information needs to be sent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Wales Managing clinical risk Consent Northern Ireland Ethics
Casebook 01/09/2012 Fairness to all: A look at Membership Governance Preview Article Fairness to all: A look at Membership Governance Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Many members of MPS will have very few medicolegal cases in the course of their career. But what happens to those who need assistance rather more frequently? Sarah Whitehouse finds out more. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Claims Negligence Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that if sensitive information needs to besent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Practice management General practice Data Protection Managing clinical risk Communication
Factsheet 01/09/2012 Communicating with patients by fax and email - Scotland Preview Article Communicating with patients by fax and email - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Electronic communication can provide a useful and alternative point of access for patients. However, you should make sure that, if sensitive information needs to be sent electronically, safeguards are in place to avoid breaching patient confidentiality. This factsheet sets out the potential risks of electronic communication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Scotland Confidentiality Practice management Managing clinical risk General practice
Articles and features 04/08/2012 GMC launches new tribunal service for UK doctors Preview Article GMC launches new tribunal service for UK doctors Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A new tribunal service to decide on the fitness to practise of UK doctors was launched on 11 June, in the biggest shake up of medical regulation in the United Kingdom since the formation of the General Medical Council more than 150 years ago. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Patients Generic Medicine Issues & conflict management Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 04/08/2012 How to work in... academic medicine Preview Article How to work in... academic medicine Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview A career in academic medicine opens up a chance to work at the frontier of medical science, writes Dr Cathy Symonds Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Competence Academic Medicine New Doctor
Articles and features 04/08/2012 Hot topic: Competency Preview Article Hot topic: Competency Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview MPS medicolegal adviser Dr Jayne Molodynski explains why it is important to recognise the limits of your competence Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Competence
Articles and features 03/08/2012 Out of my depth Preview Article Out of my depth Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Many new doctors are pushed to the limits of their competence – if you feel out of your depth speak up before it’s too late, says Dr Jo Pointon. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor Paediatrics Competence Managing clinical risk Anaesthetics
Factsheet 01/08/2012 Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Best interests tests - England and Wales Preview Article Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Best interests tests - England and Wales Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The best interests principle in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the Act) states that any act done or decision made on behalf of an adult lacking capacity must be in their best interests. This can cover financial, health and social care decisions. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Confidentiality England Consent Wales Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 15/07/2012 Dilemma - Dealing with an in-flight emergency Preview Article Dilemma - Dealing with an in-flight emergency Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The last thing you want to hear when on board a long-haul flight: “Is there a doctor on board?” Dr Clement Lau shares his story Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Managing clinical risk Professionalism Generic Medicine
Factsheet 01/07/2012 Parental responsibility Preview Article Parental responsibility Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Parental responsibility refers to the rights and responsibilities that most parents have in respect of their children. This factsheet gives advice on who has parental responsibility and where responsibility lies in situations in which there are disagreements over the best interests of the child. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Wales Generic Medicine Northern Ireland Ethics Scotland
Casebook 01/05/2012 MPS Opinion: Spreading the use of HIV testing Preview Article MPS Opinion: Spreading the use of HIV testing Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Late diagnosis of HIV in adults continues to be an important issue in the UK but for too long it has been absent from healthcare’s topical agenda. With national audit data showing that 24% of deaths of HIV-positive adults in the UK in 2006 were due to a diagnosis of HIV being made too late for effective treatment,1 and further data showing that around one third of all HIV infections in UK adults remain undiagnosed, and approximately 25% of newly-diagnosed individuals have a CD4 count of less than 200 – an indicator of late diagnosis – there is clearly a lack of timely opportunity to improve early diagnosis. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Investigations Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 08/04/2012 Mastering adverse outcomes Preview Article Mastering adverse outcomes Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dr Imran Qureshi, Director General, Doctors Advancing Patient Safety, describes why more junior doctors should sign up Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk New Doctor Communication Patients Competence Issues & conflict management
Articles and features 04/01/2012 Patient safety is every junior doctor's responsibility Preview Article Patient safety is every junior doctor's responsibility Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Competence New Doctor Patients Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 04/01/2012 Hot topic: Approved practice settings Preview Article Hot topic: Approved practice settings Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview MPS Medicolegal Adviser Dr Jonathan Bernstein highlights the consequences of not notifying the GMC when you finish your F2 Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd Compliance New Doctor Career planning
Articles and features 04/01/2012 Good night and good luck Preview Article Good night and good luck Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Ask any final year medical student about their biggest worry about becoming a doctor and they will answer “on-calls”. Here is the advice we wish we’d had when we started doing on-calls. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Handover Communication Competence New Doctor Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 04/01/2012 No one forgets their first phacoemulsification Preview Article No one forgets their first phacoemulsification Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview ST3 Ophthalmology trainee Dr Gwyn Williams remembers when he first performed cataract surgery Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ophthalmology Career planning Professionalism
Factsheet 10/01/2011 Parental responsibility - Scotland Preview Article Parental responsibility - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Parental responsibility refers to the rights and responsibilities that most parents have in respect of their children. This factsheet gives advice on who has parental responsibility and where responsibility lies in situations in which there are disagreements over the best interests of the child. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Scotland Ethics Generic Medicine Patients Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 07/11/2009 Being open Preview Article Being open Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Never underestimate the power of saying sorry when mistakes are made, says Dr Stephanie Bown, MPS Director of Policy and Communications. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk