Articles and features 11/03/2022 Commentary: A case of wrongful conception Preview Article Commentary: A case of wrongful conception Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Beth Walker, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, analyses a recent case and looks at what it means for clinicians Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Claims Prescribing
Articles and features 10/01/2022 Can I provide advice or prescribe medication to family and friends? Preview Article Can I provide advice or prescribe medication to family and friends? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at this increasingly common dilemma Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GMC Prescribing
Articles and features 08/06/2021 Prescribing for a friend: a doctor’s story Preview Article Prescribing for a friend: a doctor’s story Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GMC Prescribing
Case report 07/06/2021 Pregnancy while taking isotretinoin Preview Article Pregnancy while taking isotretinoin Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview A patient asks GP Dr C to keep her pregnancy secret from her dermatologist. What are Dr C’s obligations to disclose this information? She contacts Medical Protection for advice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Consent GP Prescribing Dermatology
Articles and features 19/04/2021 A spoonful of sugar…understanding medication errors Preview Article A spoonful of sugar…understanding medication errors Time to read article: 9 mins () ★ Close Preview As the GMC updates its prescribing guidance, Dr Sophie Haroon, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at some common causes of claims and provides advice on avoiding the pitfalls Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing GMC
Articles and features 05/02/2021 The Six C's: Common risks for new doctors (and how to avoid them) Preview Article The Six C's: Common risks for new doctors (and how to avoid them) Time to read article: 10 mins () ★ Close Preview Clinical records, consent, confidentiality, communication, competence, and prescribing - what medical students and junior doctors need to know about these common medicolegal risk areas and how to avoid them. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Record keeping Prescribing Competence Consent Communication
Case report 05/06/2020 Nitrofurantoin complication goes to trial Preview Article Nitrofurantoin complication goes to trial Time to read article: 7 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Casebook General practice Prescribing
Articles and features 16/08/2019 Can your practice staff also be your patients? Preview Article Can your practice staff also be your patients? Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview 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 Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Confidentiality Prescribing
Case report 29/05/2019 Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Preview Article Video: A Nitrofurantoin Problem Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview A doctor's failure to link raised ALT levels with a patient's use of nitrofurantoin led to a complaint being brought against them. Watch this short video to find out how the situation arose and advice Medical Protection gave. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Complaints Claims Communication Casebook Prescribing Competence
Factsheet 19/12/2018 Medication Preview Article Medication Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Ethics England Professionalism
Case report 12/09/2018 Injection errors Preview Article Injection errors Time to read article: 4 mins () ★ Close Preview A common cause of claims at Medical Protection is injection errors. While generally low in value, they frequently cause anxiety to patients and clinicians, and are easily avoided. Dr Dawn McGuire, Medical Claims Adviser at Medical Protection, looks at some typical cases. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Prescribing
Articles and features 12/09/2018 Online prescription services: what if you disagree? Preview Article Online prescription services: what if you disagree? Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Online prescription services offer great convenience to patients, but they also come with risks. What do you do if one of your patients has been taking medication prescribed online that you do not think they require? Dr Marika Davies, senior medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, explores this issue. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Communication
Case report 13/04/2018 Failure to review nitrofurantoin: hepatitis and rash Preview Article Failure to review nitrofurantoin: hepatitis and rash Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Prescribing Casebook Scotland Medical Records Claims
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... General practice Prescribing Casebook Casebook Scotland
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
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 Haematology General practice
Case report 26/10/2017 If it is not recorded Preview Article If it is not recorded Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Prescribing Casebook Casebook Scotland Neurology & Neurosurgery
Case report 26/10/2017 Stretch marks and steroids Preview Article Stretch marks and steroids Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr A was a 25-year-old man who was on lifelong steroid medication for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. He was under the care of Dr F, a consultant endocrinologist. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing General practice Casebook Endocrinology Casebook Scotland
Case report 26/10/2017 Failure to follow specialist advice Preview Article Failure to follow specialist advice Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Following a hospital admission for status epilepticus, which was attributed to a previous cerebral insult, Mr G, a 35-year-old clerical officer, was started on an anticonvulsant regime of phenytoin and sodium valproate. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Neurology & Neurosurgery General practice Prescribing Casebook
Case report 26/10/2017 Repeating the risk Preview Article Repeating the risk Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mrs L, a teacher, was first prescribed the oral contraceptive pill microgynon by her GP, Dr G, when she was 17. Her blood pressure was taken and recorded as normal. At this time, no other mention was made in the records of her risk profile or family history. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Prescribing Casebook Scotland General practice
Advice booklet 04/07/2017 An essential guide to clinical management Preview Article An essential guide to clinical management Time to read article: 7 mins () ★ Close Preview This Essential Guide to Clinical Management was produced as a resource for Medical Protection members in the UK. It is intended as general guidance only. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Prescribing
Advice booklet 04/07/2017 Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors Preview Article Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors Time to read article: 1 mins () ★ Close Preview Why are medicolegal issues important? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Consent Generic Medicine Record keeping Managing clinical risk Professionalism
Factsheet 17/06/2016 Safe prescribing - Scotland Preview Article Safe prescribing - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Medication errors account for approximately 20% of all clinical negligence claims against doctors in both primary and secondary care. The costs associated with adverse events and inappropriate prescribing has been estimated at more than £750 million per year. This factsheet gives advice about avoiding prescribing errors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Consent Negligence Prescribing Scotland
Factsheet 05/06/2015 Controlled drugs - England Preview Article Controlled drugs - England Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), GPs have a responsibility for controlled drugs (CDs) within their practice. This factsheet highlights what you should be aware of when carrying, storing and recording controlled drugs. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Managing clinical risk England Professionalism