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Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK
Time to read article: 2 mins
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.
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Statutory forms under the Mental Health Act – what is changing?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection and practising psychiatrist, looks at new guidance concerning the electronic communication of statutory forms under the Mental Health Act
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Removing patients from the practice list
Time to read article: 2 mins
Removing patients from the practice list is an emotive issue and should only be used as a last resort. The reasons for removing a patient from the list can be varied, but it should not be in response to patients lodging a complaint or failing to comply with treatment.
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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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Medication
Medication
Time to read article: 2 mins
Giving Evidence - Courts and Inquests
Time to read article: 7 mins
As a doctor, you may be asked to give evidence in many different types of tribunals, including criminal or civil courts, the coroner’s court and employment or mental health tribunals.
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Duty of candour and reporting concerns
Time to read article: 4 mins
Consent
Time to read article: 7 mins
Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Time to read article: 10 mins