Advice centre

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.

In this video, we look at how red flags for cauda equina syndrome were missed by both GP and hospital, leading to a costly claim.

A patient dies after amoxicillin reaction – we support GP through criminal investigation, inquest and GMC hearing.

Dealing with claims accounts for about 1/5 of the cases we handle. This video examines a claim made against a consultant surgeon because he left out critical information from a patient’s notes.

This video provides some valuable lessons in diagnosis, documentation and the information that needs to be communicated to patients.

This video looks at a scenario where a patient brought a claim against three GPs in the same surgery, and how understanding the varied claims enabled us to support the doctors throughout the whole process.

A private neurosurgeon faces questions on consent, following a lumbar microdiscectomy sciatica and back pain.