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Smile, you’re on camera: surveillance used in a case
Time to read article: 4 mins
A delayed diagnosis of diabetes leads Mrs Y to make a claim against a team of GPs. How did Medical Protection’s use of surveillance help resolve this case?
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Articles and features
19/01/2021
Data breaches – are you covered?
Data breaches – are you covered?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Data breaches are a common cause of claims but the indemnity issues surrounding them can be complex. Dr Dawn McGuire, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at a case and explains more.
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Articles and features
19/11/2020
Storing images in medical records
Storing images in medical records
Time to read article: 3 mins
The receipt and storage of images of patients is currently a common source of queries from our members, largely due to the increased use of remote consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ayisha Hooper, Case Manager at Medical Protection, reviews the relevant guidance.
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Record-keeping
Record-keeping
Time to read article: 2 mins
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.
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Group instant messaging in an acute care setting
Time to read article: 4 mins
The NHS has released new guidance to help doctors, nurses and other staff safely use instant messaging during emergencies
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The challenges of making a challenge
Time to read article: 3 mins
A patient’s solicitor sought disclosure of a GMC expert report after a case had been closed. Medical Protection successfully challenged this, only for the decision to be overturned at appeal. Kirsty Sharp, content editor at Medical Protection, looks at the challenges of making a challenge
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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Time to read article: 16 mins
From 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (1) will come into force and will have a direct effect in every EU country.
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News and updates
01/03/2018
Data Protection is changing
Data Protection is changing
Time to read article: 6 mins
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.
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General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence organisations
Time to read article: 2 mins
All doctors know that maintaining confidentiality is an important part of building up trust with patients. Here, Dr Stephanie Bown examines the medicolegal aspects of confidentiality
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