Case report 13/12/2017 Anatomy of a claim Preview Article Anatomy of a claim Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Back pain, paraplegia and a series of complaints – how Medical Protection helped at every step. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP indemnity GP
Event 05/12/2017 RCGP 2017 Conference Preview Article RCGP 2017 Conference Close Preview Join us at this year’s RCGP conference. Speak to our general practice team at the event, who will be on hand to discuss any medicolegal queries, questions about your membership, or issues confronting today’s doctors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice General Practice members
Articles and features 24/11/2017 Robust regulation – not penny pinching Preview Article Robust regulation – not penny pinching Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Proposed merger of nine regulators should focus on fairness and accountability, not cost-cutting, says Medical Protection Senior Medicolegal Adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice management Reputation management
Case report 14/11/2017 Dialysis or a right to die? Preview Article Dialysis or a right to die? Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Patient A, a 57-year-old male, was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital with kidney and liver failure, and in a coma. There was no living will and family members gave a history of long-standing alcohol abuse. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Emergency Medicine Listen End of Life Care Professionalism
Articles and features 06/11/2017 Regulation 20: Duty Of Candour Preview Article Regulation 20: Duty Of Candour Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The key principle of the ‘duty of candour’ is that general practices must act in an open and transparent way in relation to care and treatment provided to patients Read more Article contains Text
Case report 20/10/2017 Complications of nitrofurantoin Preview Article Complications of nitrofurantoin Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A patient on long-term medication begins to feel short of breath Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook
10/10/2017 Medical Records for Nurses in Primary Care Preview Article Medical Records for Nurses in Primary Care Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview This new workshop will provide you with a thorough understanding of the importance of medical records and aims to enhance your skills in making and keeping quality medical records. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Scotland Northern Ireland Training & cpd Medical Records
Workshop Mastering difficult interactions with patients Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) Close Preview Mastering difficult interactions with patients This workshop helps you identify and utilise a range of different skills in difficult clinical interactions with patients. These skills can help you and your patients reach a more favourable outcome and still preserve the integrity of the important doctor-patient relationship. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism
06/10/2017 Medical Records for GPs - in practice Preview Article Medical Records for GPs - in practice Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. They should be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records
Workshop Achieving safer and reliable practice Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) Close Preview Achieving safer and reliable practice This workshop will give you a firm grounding in ways to improve reliability, which can result in reduced risk for yourself and your patients. With patient expectations increasing, this is a great opportunity to embrace quality of care improvements. The workshop also discusses the complex relationship between innovation and reliability, as well as the role played by human error. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Training & cpd
20/09/2017 An essential guide to consent - Voluntariness Preview Article An essential guide to consent - Voluntariness Time to read article: 11 mins Close Preview Patients overtly coerced into undergoing treatment they do not want can rightly claim that their “consent” was not given freely and is therefore not valid. Cases of overt coercion are rare, but there are circumstances in which patients may feel that they have been covertly pushed into accepting treatment they would prefer not to have had. For example, in some circumstances patients may find it very difficult to say “No” to the proposed treatment, or to challenge the doctor’s assumption that they would have no objections to going ahead. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Consent & capacity
Workshop Mastering your risk Preview Article Location: Various (Read more for further details) Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Mastering your risk This workshop gives you a thorough grounding in the issues surrounding managing risk through communication. It introduces proven preventative skills and techniques you can implement immediately to reduce your exposure to litigation and complaints, improving patient safety. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd Managing clinical risk
Workshop Medical records for secondary care clinicians Preview Article Medical records for secondary care clinicians Close Preview This workshop highlights the importance of well-organised medical records, to aid continuity of care and ensure good medical practice. Through a range of presentations, discussions, case scenarios and practical exercises, it highlights the importance of accurate and up-to-date medical records for both patient care and professional defence. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Training & cpd Medical Records
07/09/2017 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Preview Article MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview It costs your practice nothing to set up a Practice Xtra group – it’s just a way of bringing all our GPs together into a single group while continuing to provide world-class defence, advice and support to them. You can choose from two levels of benefits to reward this cooperative approach. This level depends on how many GPs there are in your practice and how many are Medical Protection members. Read more Article contains Text
07/09/2017 Championing change Preview Article Championing change Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Whether it’s a revised piece of GMC guidance, or a Bill going through the Scottish Parliament, we use our expertise to inform debates about changes that could affect your practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Scotland Managing clinical risk Professionalism
06/09/2017 Getting the most from your membership Preview Article Getting the most from your membership Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Your eligibility for assistance You must be a member of MPS at the time of the event in order to be entitled to request assistance. The event must not predate the point you joined or rejoined MPS. You must have paid the correct subscription rate and abide by the terms of membership, as laid out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association and associated guidance documents, and it is important to be aware of them. You must inform us if the scope of your practice changes. Withholding information or providing false or misleading answers is likely to adversely affect entitlement to the benefits of membership and, in certain circumstances, membership may be terminated. Read more Article contains Text
Case report 05/09/2017 Wrong drug, no negligence Preview Article Wrong drug, no negligence Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mrs M was a 64-year-old care assistant in a retirement home. She visited her GP with a two-month history of blood in her stools, altered bowel habit, and intermittent lower abdominal discomfort. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Medical Records Casebook Managing clinical risk
Casebook 30/08/2017 It's your call Preview Article It's your call Close Preview Members call the Medical Protection advice line about a wide range of issues. Our useful infographic reveals what you have been calling us about, and how often. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook
Articles and features 30/08/2017 Careers - Core skills series: Communication Preview Article Careers - Core skills series: Communication Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview In this series we explore the key risk areas in general practice Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Handover Managing clinical risk Communication Generic Medicine
Casebook 30/08/2017 Opinion: Failure to test for HIV infection: A medicolegal question? Preview Article Opinion: Failure to test for HIV infection: A medicolegal question? Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Michael Rayment and Dr Ann Sullivan, Department of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (on behalf of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, and the British HIV Association). Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Investigations Casebook
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Rising nurse claims Preview Article Rising nurse claims Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview MPS has seen a steady rise in the number of claims involving practice nurses, with ‘delay in diagnosis’ being the most common type of claim. Kate Taylor, Clinical Risk Manager, MPS Educational Services, reveals more Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Managing clinical risk Practice Matters Claims
29/08/2017 Professional Practice Manager Preview Article Professional Practice Manager Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview If you are a Practice Xtra member with gold level benefits, you can subscribe to Croner-i Professional Practice Manager online information service, an essential time-saving resource for busy practice managers. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Whistleblowing
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Unwelcome patient attention Preview Article Unwelcome patient attention Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Sessional GP and MPS medicolegal consultant Dr Rachel Birch shares a case scenario about a patient who stalked her GP Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters
29/08/2017 Tailored support Preview Article Tailored support Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection provides expert support, advice and defence at every step of your career – supported locally by a dedicated team based in our Edinburgh office. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland