Articles and features 19/01/2014 Which room? Preview Article Which room? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Victoria Armitage, from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, shares her experience of general practice as someone with sight loss. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Press release 07/01/2014 Wilful neglect criminal offences threaten clinical judgment, says MPS Preview Article Wilful neglect criminal offences threaten clinical judgment, says MPS Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Following a debate in the House of Lords yesterday, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) warns that the new wilful neglect criminal offences could threaten doctors’ clinical judgment. Whilst MPS agrees that doctors should face tough sanctions for causing deliberate harm to patients, it opposes the new criminal offences because they will have unintended and damaging consequences. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 28/12/2013 The Apprentice - Can you keep a secret? Preview Article The Apprentice - Can you keep a secret? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Following a number of practice meetings I had some real corkers to tell from the “field” about dilemmas in discretion and confidentiality. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters
Articles and features 02/12/2013 How to survive a CQC inspection Preview Article How to survive a CQC inspection Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The words CQC and inspection can strike fear into the hearts of practices; what can your practice do to get through this daunting time? Charlotte Hudson investigates. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters CQC compliance
Articles and features 01/12/2013 An inspector calls at... Cross Hills Group Practice Preview Article An inspector calls at... Cross Hills Group Practice Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Cross Hills is a semi-rural practice on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, located between Keighley and Skipton. Part of the Airedale Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group, it is a training practice with just over 12,000 patients, ten GPs, one Registrar, two advanced nurse practitioners and a full practice nursing team, as well as dedicated admin support staff. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC compliance General practice Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/12/2013 Case study - Disclosure after a patient's death Preview Article Case study - Disclosure after a patient's death Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Fred had been my patient for a few years but died in November 2011. Fiona, who is the eldest daughter of Fred, is also my patient and was her father’s main carer. Fred was due to take a holiday over Christmas in 2011, so Fiona wanted to cancel the holiday and make a claim on the holiday insurance policy that Fred took out in December 2009. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters General practice Confidentiality
Articles and features 01/12/2013 Confidentiality - Disclosures about patients unable to consent Preview Article Confidentiality - Disclosures about patients unable to consent Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In this series Charlotte Hudson explores the key risk areas in general practice Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters
Articles and features 01/12/2013 Locum apathy Preview Article Locum apathy Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Euan Lawson, portfolio GP in Cumbria, explains how a little bit of apathy goes a long way Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters GP locum
Articles and features 01/12/2013 Online medical records Preview Article Online medical records Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview All GPs will be expected to provide patients with online access to their medical records by 2015, but not everyone believes it is a good idea. Dr Amir Hannan shares how Haughton Thornley Medical Centre approached online access to records and how their patients responded. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection General practice Managing clinical risk Practice Matters
Press release 27/11/2013 MPS survey on post-Francis culture reveals doctors remain fearful Preview Article MPS survey on post-Francis culture reveals doctors remain fearful Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A week after the government responded to the Francis Inquiry, a survey of hospital doctors conducted by the Medical Protection Society has highlighted the enormous task facing the government in their bid to create the open culture the Berwick Review considered missing and needed in the NHS. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 26/11/2013 Online records survey: embrace digital innovation but keep data secure Preview Article Online records survey: embrace digital innovation but keep data secure Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview As MPs discuss online medical records in the Commons Chamber today (26 November), the Medical Protection Society reiterates its concerns that without appropriate safeguards, what could be a revolutionary innovation could lead to patients unable to benefit from the new online system.1 Read more Article contains Text
Press release 19/11/2013 'Criminal offence will create culture of fear in NHS', MPS responds t... Preview Article 'Criminal offence will create culture of fear in NHS', MPS responds to government’s response to Francis Inquiry Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Following the government’s announcement that there will be a new criminal offence for wilful neglect, Dr Stephanie Bown, Director of Policy and Communications at the Medical Protection Society, said, 'The Medical Protection Society has long argued that better care for patients in the NHS would come through creating the right culture, which cannot be achieved through legislation. We welcome the explicit recognition by government that nothing can be achieved without a cultural change; in our view everything else must support this objective. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 16/10/2013 MPS responds to the GMC’s third report – ‘State of Medical Education... Preview Article MPS responds to the GMC’s third report – ‘State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK’ Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview MPS welcomes the insights which can be drawn from the findings of the GMC’s third report – ‘State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK’. Of note is the finding that 46% of complaints investigated were against GPs – more than any other speciality but only accounted for 35% of sanctions or warnings. Communication with patients was a feature in 29% of allegations against GPs. Read more Article contains Text
Factsheet 01/10/2013 HSC complaints procedure – General practice - Northern Ireland Preview Article HSC complaints procedure – General practice - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Northern Ireland
Press release 24/09/2013 MPS statement: response to the GMC's annual fitness to practise stati... Preview Article MPS statement: response to the GMC's annual fitness to practise statistics report Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dr Stephanie Bown, MPS Director of Policy and Communications says: Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 04/09/2013 A day in the life of... Roslynne O’Connor Preview Article A day in the life of... Roslynne O’Connor Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Roslynne O’Connor relocated to the beautiful Isle of Skye to work as a practice manager; she describes her typical day Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Practice Matters General practice
Articles and features 04/09/2013 Hot topic: Conflicts of interest Preview Article Hot topic: Conflicts of interest Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview In the second part of his four-part series exploring elements of the new Good Medical Practice, Professor Sir Peter Rubin, chair of the GMC, looks at conflicts of interest Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters Issues & conflict management
Articles and features 04/09/2013 In the Hot Seat with Carol Sears Preview Article In the Hot Seat with Carol Sears Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview How does a nurse practitioner run a successful GP practice? Charlotte Hudson chats to Carol Sears who is the clinical director of The Cuckoo Lane Practice in Hanwell, London Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career planning Practice Matters
Articles and features 04/09/2013 The Apprentice Preview Article The Apprentice Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview New GP Dr Laura Davison took a career break to become a jungle GP in Mexico. Here’s what happened Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Issues & conflict management GP locum General practice Communication
Articles and features 01/09/2013 Risk alert: Repeat prescribing Preview Article Risk alert: Repeat prescribing Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Julie Price, Clinical Risk Programme Manager, shares a repeat prescribing journey to safeguard your practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing General practice Practice Matters Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 08/08/2013 The medical law and ethics that pertain to safe prescribing Preview Article The medical law and ethics that pertain to safe prescribing Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Stephanie Bowm, MPS Director of Policy and Communications, provides a reminder of the importance of following GMC guidance when prescribing medication. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Prescribing
Press release 05/08/2013 Junior doctors need more support to fulfil their potential, MPS surve... Preview Article Junior doctors need more support to fulfil their potential, MPS survey reveals Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview An MPS survey of over 350 junior doctors who are just completing their first year on the hospital wards reveals that over two thirds (65%) chose a career in medicine because they wanted to help people. Read more Article contains Text
Factsheet 01/08/2013 Parental responsibility - Wales Preview Article Parental responsibility - Wales 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... Generic Medicine Consent Issues & conflict management Wales Communication Confidentiality
Press release 18/07/2013 NHS LA accounts show disproportionate impact of claimant legal fees -... Preview Article NHS LA accounts show disproportionate impact of claimant legal fees - MPS responds to NHS LA Report and accounts 2012/2013 Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The year on year increase in clinical negligence claims against NHS Trusts continues, with the NHS LA reporting a 10.8 per cent rise in the number of new claims reported in the year ending March 2013, and a 66 per cent increase over the past 4 years. Read more Article contains Text