News and updates 19/08/2024 Maintaining good care during collective action Preview Article Maintaining good care during collective action Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection sets out guidance on factors that members will need to consider regarding GP collective action Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Generic Medicine Career planning
Factsheet 28/01/2022 Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK Preview Article Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Non-therapeutic circumcision of male children is carried out for religious or ritual reasons and is generally not available on the NHS.1 There is also a significant issue related to the appropriateness of the facilities in which the operation is carried out and a lack of formal training and certification in circumcision. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Northern Ireland Infection control England Consent
Articles and features 14/11/2019 Tackling stress Preview Article Tackling stress Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The effects of stress are felt by thousands of health professionals. Here are our top tips on spotting the signs and dealing with stress. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making New Doctor Negotiating & influencing Career planning Competence Professionalism
Articles and features 08/10/2019 Follow the leader Preview Article Follow the leader Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dr Leila Touil and Dr Yasmin Ahmed-Little call all junior doctors to rise to the leadership challenge. Here they show you how. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Decision Making New Doctor Professionalism Negotiating & influencing Training & cpd
Articles and features 03/10/2019 A day in the life of a trainee in emergency surgery Preview Article A day in the life of a trainee in emergency surgery Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Thinking of a career in emergency general surgery? Read Dr Mike Davies' account of working in ESGU. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career planning Competence Emergency Medicine General Surgery New Doctor Professionalism
Articles and features 03/10/2019 How to work in anaesthetics Preview Article How to work in anaesthetics Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Wondering what it's like to be an Anaesthetist? Dr Aidan O'Donnell and Dr Chris MacDonald provide an insight into what it's all about. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics Career planning Professionalism
Articles and features 04/09/2019 Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Preview Article Presumed consent for organ donation: what’s changing where? Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In a recent Medical Protection survey almost a third of doctors questioned were not comfortable discussing organ donation with a patient. With different laws across the UK and further changes imminent, this is maybe not surprising Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making Consent New Doctor Communication
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Preview Article Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Clare Redmond discusses how to manage a situation where a patient asks to be discharged Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Consent & capacity Decision Making Generic Medicine Communication New Doctor
Articles and features 12/08/2019 A week in the life of an F2 working in a hospice Preview Article A week in the life of an F2 working in a hospice Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dr Beatrice Baiden shares her experiences of working in palliative care. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Training & cpd Palliative Care Treatment Planning Managing clinical risk Career planning New Doctor
Articles and features 08/08/2019 A day in the life of an F2 in public health Preview Article A day in the life of an F2 in public health Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Considering a career in public health? Dr Yasmin Akram gives us a glimpse of what it is like. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor Career planning Competence
Articles and features 05/08/2019 A day in the life of an F2 in neurosurgery Preview Article A day in the life of an F2 in neurosurgery Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dr Varun Shankar gives an insight into a busy day on the neurosurgery wards. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Neurology & Neurosurgery Generic Medicine Career planning Competence Professionalism
Factsheet 19/12/2018 Record-keeping Preview Article Record-keeping Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. Adequate medical records enable you or somebody else to reconstruct the essential parts of each patient contact without reference to memory. They should therefore be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Data Protection Record keeping England
Factsheet 19/12/2018 NHS Complaints Procedure - Wales Preview Article NHS Complaints Procedure - Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The regulations on NHS complaints in Wales are designed to make complaints handling open and accountable, fair and proportionate, and patient-focused. The emphasis is on resolving concerns in a timely fashion, openly and honestly, and a philosophy of “investigate once, investigate well”. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Ethics Complaints Professionalism
Factsheet 19/12/2018 Medication Preview Article Medication Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics England Scotland Prescribing Wales Northern Ireland
Factsheet 11/12/2018 Duty of candour and reporting concerns Preview Article Duty of candour and reporting concerns Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland England Professionalism Scotland Ethics Wales
Factsheet 10/12/2018 Consent Preview Article Consent Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Consent Paediatrics Wales Ethics Scotland
Factsheet 07/12/2018 Confidentiality Preview Article Confidentiality Time to read article: 10 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Confidentiality Northern Ireland Scotland Professionalism England
Factsheet 07/12/2018 Communicating with patients Preview Article Communicating with patients Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Patients who are kept informed about their condition and are involved in deciding on the appropriate treatment are more likely to comply with the treatment you suggest, and less likely to complain if things go wrong. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Communication Scotland Patients Professionalism England
Factsheet 07/12/2018 Chaperones Preview Article Chaperones Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The medical consultation is a challenge to both doctor and patient, whether in the community or in hospital. The need for more detailed discussions with patients, along with their increasing autonomy and right to make choices in relation to their clinical care and treatment, has affected the traditional role of the doctor-patient relationship. This has made maintaining appropriate professional boundaries in the doctor-patient consultation more challenging, however, the guidance from national and regulatory bodies is clear that it is always the health professional's responsibility to do so. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Northern Ireland Generic Medicine Professionalism England Scotland
Factsheet 08/08/2018 Inquests - Northern Ireland Preview Article Inquests - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview An inquest is a fact-finding exercise that is conducted by the Coroner and, in some cases, in front of a jury. The purpose of an inquest is to find out who the person was and, how, when and where they died. This factsheet gives further information about what happens at an inquest. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Investigations
Press release 17/01/2018 Medical Protection responds to the GMC’s ‘State of Medical Education... Preview Article Medical Protection responds to the GMC’s ‘State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK’ 2015 report Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection welcomes the insights which can be drawn from the General Medical Council’s (GMC) ‘State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK’ 2015 report.1 The report highlighted that of 2,750 complaints that the GMC investigated in 2014, 1,428 closed without further action. This means that more than half of all complaints that the GMC investigated closed with no further action on the practitioner. It was also reported that the average GMC case length was 6.2 months. Read more
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
Articles and features 27/10/2017 A day in the life of an FY1 anaesthetist Preview Article A day in the life of an FY1 anaesthetist Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Jonathan Healan describes a busy day in anaesthetics Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Anaesthetics New Doctor
Articles and features 27/10/2017 Hot topic: Include reflections in your ePortfolio Preview Article Hot topic: Include reflections in your ePortfolio Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Drawing upon a recently reported case, Medical Protection’s Senior Medicolegal Adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw emphasises why it is important to include reflections in your ePortfolio. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... New Doctor