Articles and features 10/04/2014 Risk Alert - nurses and delegation Preview Article Risk Alert - nurses and delegation Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview With complaints against nurses increasing, clinical risk manager Kate Taylor shares tips on how to decrease risks associated with delegation Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Practice management
Articles and features 06/04/2014 From the case files... Preview Article From the case files... Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview “From the case files” features unusual cases and cases with strong learning points. Here we deal with a common question on the MPS helpline – how to deal with a father’s requests to access his child’s records. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 02/04/2014 RCGP launches new Membership by Assessment of Performance (MAP) Preview Article RCGP launches new Membership by Assessment of Performance (MAP) Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Clare Etherington, Clinical Lead for MAP at the RCGP, discusses the benefits of the new route to membership for established GPs Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Factsheet 01/04/2014 Controlled drugs - Northern Ireland Preview Article Controlled drugs - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In Northern Ireland, unlike England and Wales, out-of-hours (OOH) organisations may expect GPs to carry and use controlled drugs (CDs) from their own stock. This factsheet highlights what you should be aware of when carrying, storing and recording controlled drugs. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Generic Medicine Northern Ireland Use Guidelines
Factsheet 01/04/2014 Guide to writing expert reports - Wales Preview Article Guide to writing expert reports - Wales 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 Investigations Wales Issues & conflict management
Factsheet 01/04/2014 Raising concerns and whistleblowing - Wales Preview Article Raising concerns and whistleblowing - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview One of the most difficult situations faced by any clinician is when you are concerned that a colleague’s behaviour, health or professional performance may be placing patients at risk. This factsheet outlines your duty to raise concerns when patients may be at risk of harm. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine System Errors Managing clinical risk Ethics Wales Negligence
Press release 31/03/2014 MPS opposes new criminal sanctions and urges government rethink Preview Article MPS opposes new criminal sanctions and urges government rethink Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Medical Protection Society is calling on the government to rethink plans to introduce a new criminal offence for healthcare professionals for wilful neglect or ill-treatment. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 20/03/2014 MPS notes Healthwatch England’s report into the complex nature of the... Preview Article MPS notes Healthwatch England’s report into the complex nature of the NHS complaint system Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The current complaints process can be confusing; there needs to be clarity and support for GP practices, trusts and patients. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 07/03/2014 MPS comments on duty of candour review Preview Article MPS comments on duty of candour review Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Medical Protection Society (MPS) welcomes the importance placed on a culture of openness in the review of the threshold for the statutory duty of candour; but is concerned about when the duty will apply. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 19/02/2014 'Opportunity to address concerns' - MPS responds to decision to delay... Preview Article 'Opportunity to address concerns' - MPS responds to decision to delay care.data Close Preview Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, medicolegal adviser at the Medical Protection Society (MPS) said, 'MPS is pleased to see that the launch of care.data is being postponed by six months, which will give NHS England the opportunity to address the concerns that have been raised. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 18/02/2014 MPS highlights prescribing as one of the top risks in general practice Preview Article MPS highlights prescribing as one of the top risks in general practice Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Prescribing continues to be one of the top five risks in general practice based on Clinical Risk Self Assessments (CRSAs) conducted by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) at more than 150 practices across the UK and Ireland in 2013. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 17/02/2014 MPS surveys of GPs and public reveal lack of information around care... Preview Article MPS surveys of GPs and public reveal lack of information around care data Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A YouGov survey commissioned by the Medical Protection Society (MPS) has revealed that 67% of over 1400 respondents from England say they have not received the leaflet from NHS England explaining the new care.data system.1 Furthermore, 45% do not understand care.data from what they have read or heard. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 10/02/2014 Digital dilemmas - Patients recording consultations Preview Article Digital dilemmas - Patients recording consultations Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview MPS advisers answer real dilemmas from the advice line Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 10/02/2014 Hot topic: Better care for older people Preview Article Hot topic: Better care for older people Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Chair of the GMC, discusses the GMC’s latest campaign and online resource Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 10/02/2014 In the hot seat with... Professor Nigel Sparrow Preview Article In the hot seat with... Professor Nigel Sparrow Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Professor Nigel Sparrow, senior national GP advisor at the CQC, chats to Charlotte Hudson about the regulator’s new ratings for GP surgeries Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Press release 06/02/2014 A year since Francis - MPS warns current policy at risk of sustaining... Preview Article A year since Francis - MPS warns current policy at risk of sustaining culture of fear Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview A year since the publication of the Francis Inquiry into Mid Staffs, the Medical Protection Society warns that the current policy direction may sustain a culture of fear in hospital wards instead of improving it. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 04/02/2014 Risk alert: Clinical protocols Preview Article Risk alert: Clinical protocols Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Diane Baylis, MPS Clinical Risk Manager, discusses how protocols enable practice teams to practise the right way. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 04/02/2014 Your views - CQC inspections Preview Article Your views - CQC inspections Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview We asked our columnists for their views on CQC practice inspections. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice manager Practice Matters
Press release 03/02/2014 New free advice app for doctors to help curb the rise in claims and c... Preview Article New free advice app for doctors to help curb the rise in claims and complaints Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has launched a new free advice app to help address the rise in claims and complaints. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 01/02/2014 The Drama Triangle Preview Article The Drama Triangle Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Andrew Tresidder explores how to maintain professional detachment in a consultation, drawing on the psychological concepts around the Drama Triangle. He is a GP Patient Safety Lead for Somerset CCG, GP Appraiser, member of the Somerset Clinician Support Service, and member of the European Association of Physician Health. He is a former Somerset LMC rep and Bristol Medical School Academy GP Lead. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/02/2014 Case study - an unfortunate prescription Preview Article Case study - an unfortunate prescription Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Mrs H was a 35-year-old teaching assistant who also had two school-aged children. She was obese with a BMI of 40. In 2006, she had seen Dr G with left knee pain. Dr G recorded that on examination her knee was tender over her medial joint line but was otherwise stable. He initially prescribed diclofenac and advised her to lose weight. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Practice Matters Prescribing
Articles and features 01/02/2014 Hot Topic - Helping doctors to keep children and young people safe Preview Article Hot Topic - Helping doctors to keep children and young people safe Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Protecting children is something that we all must play a part in, writes Professor Sir Peter Rubin Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/02/2014 How to mitigate the risks that locum GPs face Preview Article How to mitigate the risks that locum GPs face Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Ishani Patel at Network Locum discusses how to mitigate the everyday risks that locum GPs face. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/02/2014 In the hot seat Preview Article In the hot seat Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview For a busy GP, any tool that can save time and labour is valuable. Charlotte Hudson chats with Dr Darach Ó Ciardha about the launch of GPBuddy.co.uk and its benefits for GPs and patients Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters