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Maintaining good care during collective action
Time to read article: 1 mins
Medical Protection sets out guidance on factors that members will need to consider regarding GP collective action
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Raising concerns and whistleblowing
Time to read article: 4 mins
One of the most difficult situations faced by any clinician is when you are concerned that a colleague’s behaviour, health or professional performance may be placing patients at risk. This factsheet outlines your duty to raise concerns when patients may be at risk of harm.
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Articles and features
29/06/2023
Consent and capacity
Consent and capacity
Time to read article: 8 mins
Consent is an individualised process based on respect – it is more than a signature on a form, says medicolegal adviser Dr Gordon McDavid
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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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Articles and features
16/08/2019
Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge
Dealing with patients who want to self-discharge
Time to read article: 4 mins
Medical Protection’s Medicolegal Adviser Dr Clare Redmond discusses how to manage a situation where a patient asks to be discharged
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Chaperones
Chaperones
Time to read article: 4 mins
The medical consultation is a challenge to both doctor and patient, whether in the community or in hospital. The need for more detailed discussions with patients, along with their increasing autonomy and right to make choices in relation to their clinical care and treatment, has affected the traditional role of the doctor-patient relationship. This has made maintaining appropriate professional boundaries in the doctor-patient consultation more challenging, however, the guidance from national and regulatory bodies is clear that it is always the health professional's responsibility to do so.
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Articles and features
29/08/2018
Artificial intelligence: who’s liable?
Artificial intelligence: who’s liable?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Advancements in medical technology can bring huge benefits for patients and clinicians alike – but new approaches can also mean new risks. Dr Helen Hartley, Head of Underwriting Policy at Medical Protection, looks at where the liability lies for artificial intelligence.
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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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