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30/11/2017
QA with an MLA
QA with an MLA
Time to read article: 3 mins
Editor-in-chief and medicolegal adviser (MLA) Dr Rachel Birch answers some recent queries from practices
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Articles and features
29/11/2017
Supporting a return to work after illness
Supporting a return to work after illness
Time to read article: 5 mins
Diane Baylis, clinical risk and education manager at Medical Protection, discusses how to manage the return-to-work process and the importance of helping staff remain in work
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Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs
Time to read article: 2 mins
The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be tackled - Alex Chalk MP told MPs, peers and health leaders at a parliamentary event last night.
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News and updates
24/11/2017
MPS outlines proposals for reforming the GMC
MPS outlines proposals for reforming the GMC
Time to read article: 2 mins
Proposed merger of nine regulators should focus on fairness and accountability, not cost-cutting, says Medical Protection senior medicolegal adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw
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Articles and features
24/11/2017
Robust regulation – not penny pinching
Robust regulation – not penny pinching
Time to read article: 2 mins
Proposed merger of nine regulators should focus on fairness and accountability, not cost-cutting, says Medical Protection Senior Medicolegal Adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw
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MPS: Cultural change key to open, learning healthcare environment in Scotland
Time to read article: 1 mins
21 November 2017: We must strive for cultural change in healthcare where staff are trained and supported to be open about mistakes, learn from them and where senior clinicians lead by example - the Medical Protection Society (MPS) told a Scottish Parliament Health & Sport Committee today.
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A limping child
A limping child
Time to read article: 3 mins
Three-year-old Matthew was brought to the local A&E department by his mum, Mrs U. She told Dr M, the attending doctor, that Matthew had fallen from a chair three days ago and, although he seemed unharmed at the time, he was now refusing to walk.
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Balancing risks
Balancing risks
Time to read article: 2 mins
Miss G was a 36-year-old medical receptionist who worked in a teaching hospital. She was under the care of a haematologist for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, diagnosed when she was 13. She had a BMI of 42 and no other relevant past medical history.
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Diagnosing pneumonia
Time to read article: 4 mins
Mr B was a 31 year old man with three children. His mother was staying with him over the weekend because he was in bed coughing and shivering.
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