Case report 13/04/2018 Failure to monitor renal impairment Preview Article Failure to monitor renal impairment Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook Diagnosis Renal Medicine Record keeping
Case report 12/04/2018 Sciatic nerve injury but no negligence Preview Article Sciatic nerve injury but no negligence Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records Negligence Record keeping Casebook Casebook Scotland
Case report 12/04/2018 Strong record-keeping – strong defence Preview Article Strong record-keeping – strong defence Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Ms Q, 58 years old, consulted Dr G, a gastroenterologist, with a history of dyspepsia, early satiety and altered bowel habit. Clinical examination, including digital rectal examination, was recorded as normal... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Negligence Casebook Casebook Scotland Gastroenterology
Case report 27/03/2018 A pain in the knee Preview Article A pain in the knee Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Miss F, an overweight 11-year-old, attended her GP, Dr A, complaining of knee pain and clicking for two months following a twisting injury whilst playing football... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis Paediatrics Competence Casebook
Press release 20/03/2018 Fairer system for setting discount rate in England and Wales is welco... Preview Article Fairer system for setting discount rate in England and Wales is welcome news Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Justice Secretary David Gauke has unveiled plans to introduce the Civil Liability Bill to parliament. The new Bill includes changes to the way the discount rate is set. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Case report 15/03/2018 A case of mistaken haemorrhoids Preview Article A case of mistaken haemorrhoids Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A patient presents with symptoms of haemorrhoids but is it something more sinister? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Gastroenterology Casebook Scotland Casebook
Case report 15/03/2018 Antibiotic allegations Preview Article Antibiotic allegations Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A patient alleges her GP was negligent for failing to prescribe antibiotics Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Casebook Casebook Scotland General practice
News and updates 01/03/2018 Data Protection is changing Preview Article Data Protection is changing Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview New data protection rules are coming into force on 25 May. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, looks at two key areas that are changing. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Record keeping Data Protection
Articles and features 22/02/2018 Cosmetic injections and vaccinations: ask the expert Preview Article Cosmetic injections and vaccinations: ask the expert Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dr Rachel Birch, Medical Protection medicolegal adviser and Practice Matters editor-in-chief, answers some recent queries on cosmetic injections and vaccination errors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Cosmetic Surgery Practice Matters Prescribing
News and updates 26/01/2018 Dealing with a complaint Preview Article Dealing with a complaint Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview - when member benefits are much more than a ‘nice to have’. As a GP we know you’re facing constant pressure, with greater patient demands, increased regulatory control and the ever-looming risk of a complaint being made against you if something goes wrong. This is why we work hard to try and limit the stress that members face and support them wherever we can. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Complaints GP indemnity
Advice booklet 10/01/2018 A guide to effective complaints resolution - England Preview Article A guide to effective complaints resolution - England Close Preview All healthcare providers within the NHS have legal, contractual and professional obligations to provide an accessible and suitably responsive complaints procedure for service users. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Complaints
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 GP indemnity
Case report 13/12/2017 Multiple Jeopardy Preview Article Multiple Jeopardy Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A patient dies after amoxicillin reaction – we support GP through criminal investigation, inquest and GMC hearing. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters GP indemnity
Press release 08/12/2017 MPS sets out key asks to Government to ensure new indemnity scheme me... Preview Article MPS sets out key asks to Government to ensure new indemnity scheme meets GP’s needs Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Government should aim to provide absolute clarity on what and who will be covered in the new state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England, and ensure the scheme is set up in doctors’ interests, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) told the Westminster Health Forum. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Press release 30/11/2017 MPS response to Justice Committee report on discount rate Preview Article MPS response to Justice Committee report on discount rate Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Justice Select Committee has just published its report on the Government’s draft legislation on the discount rate. Commenting, Director of Claims Policy and Legal at the Medical Protection Society, Emma Hallinan, said... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Press release 30/11/2017 NHS Resolution to establish and administer new state-backed indemnity... Preview Article NHS Resolution to establish and administer new state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Department of Health has directed NHS Resolution to establish and administer the state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England, however details on how the scheme will operate are still to be confirmed. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Press release 28/11/2017 Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must... Preview Article Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be tackled - Alex Chalk MP told MPs, peers and health leaders at a parliamentary event last night. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Case report 14/11/2017 A limping child Preview Article A limping child Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Three-year-old Matthew was brought to the local A&E department by his mum, Mrs U. She told Dr M, the attending doctor, that Matthew had fallen from a chair three days ago and, although he seemed unharmed at the time, he was now refusing to walk. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthopaedics Paediatrics
Case report 14/11/2017 Balancing risks Preview Article Balancing risks Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Miss G was a 36-year-old medical receptionist who worked in a teaching hospital. She was under the care of a haematologist for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, diagnosed when she was 13. She had a BMI of 42 and no other relevant past medical history. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing General practice Haematology
Case report 14/11/2017 Diagnosing pneumonia Preview Article Diagnosing pneumonia Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Mr B was a 31 year old man with three children. His mother was staying with him over the weekend because he was in bed coughing and shivering. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Respiratory Medicine Emergency Medicine Patients Cardiology & Vascular Medicine
Case report 14/11/2017 The importance of living wills Preview Article The importance of living wills Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Patient B, a 70-year-old female, with a history of dementia, stroke and pneumonia, was admitted to the emergency room of a private hospital in a coma. She had advanced lung cancer and was well-known to the physician, Dr Y, who was called to see her. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Record keeping
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... Professionalism End of Life Care Emergency Medicine Listen
Case report 14/11/2017 HIV diagnosis Preview Article HIV diagnosis Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview A female patient at a medical centre consulted GP Dr F and was subsequently sent for further treatment at another department within the building. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Diagnosis
Case report 26/10/2017 Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia Preview Article Failure to diagnose pre-eclampsia Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Diagnosis General practice Obstetrics & Gynaecology Casebook Scotland Casebook