Digital First Primary Care – are you ready?
Mounting pressures on NHS services have made digital solutions inevitable, and NHS England expects all primary care patients to have the right to online consultations by April 2020 – but with new technology comes new risks. Dr Heidi Mounsey, medicolegal consultant at Medical Protection, advises on best practice
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What happens if I refuse to attend an inquest?
Doctors are under an obligation to co-operate with any coronial investigation, including attendance at an inquest if called to give evidence. Rachel Parker, case manager at Medical Protection, looks at the consequences of failing to attend an inquest
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72% of UK doctors facing ‘Superdoctor Syndrome’
Senior clinicians appointed to lead Medical Protection Society
Urgent action needed to tackle burnout endemic in healthcare
MPS “deeply concerned” at GMC’s continued right of appeal
Should I report that my patient is unfit to drive?
Medical Protection advice line often receives queries from doctors concerned about patients that are driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Kate Cowan, advisory case manager, shares our advice.
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Can your practice staff also be your patients?
Situations where a doctor is both an employer and the treating clinician of a patient are problematic and should be avoided. Sarah Pickering, advisory case manager at Medical Protection, looks at a recent query from the advice line
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Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case
Medical Protection successfully defends GP practice in fatal sepsis case
Medical Protection litigation solicitor Suzanne Tate looks at a claim involving a missed diagnosis of sepsis and the work of Medical Protection in successfully defending seven GP members
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