Articles and features
15/08/2023
The medical expert: it could be you
The medical expert: it could be you
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Lucy Hanington, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, stresses the importance of having a diverse pool of medical experts to call on.
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Case study: Consultant seeks Medical Protection representation following patient complaint
Time to read article: 3 mins
A consultant relies on Medical Protection representation when a complaint to the GMC occurs.
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Expert challenged over delayed diagnosis report
Time to read article: 2 mins
Oncoplastic breast surgeon Dr M is investigated after a late diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Medical Protection launching a new campaign on expert witnesses
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical Protection launches a campaign to widen the pool of available experts by encouraging more doctors to take up expert work, while also ensuring a more cohesive and centralised approach to the training and identifying of appropriate experts.
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Medical Protection launching a new campaign on expert witnesses
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical Protection launches a campaign to widen the pool of available experts by encouraging more doctors to take up expert work, while also ensuring a more cohesive and centralised approach to the training and identifying of appropriate experts.
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Knee replacement claim goes to trial
Time to read article: 4 mins
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Dr W receives a claim following his performance of a total knee replacement. Medical Protection fights the case all the way to a trial.
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Being a medical expert: do you have what it takes?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical experts are crucial to many different legal processes. They can assist in clinical negligence claims, regulatory matters, Inquests and even criminal cases.
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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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Provision of medicolegal reports/acting as a medicolegal expert
Time to read article: 1 mins
If you are a doctor and want to practise medicine in the UK, you need to hold GMC registration with a licence to practise. Given this requirement, we have carefully considered the appropriate criteria we require of members who produce medicolegal reports and/or act as a medicolegal expert.
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