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Advice booklet
04/07/2017
An essential guide to clinical management
An essential guide to clinical management
Time to read article: 7 mins
This Essential Guide to Clinical Management was produced as a resource for Medical Protection members in the UK. It is intended as general guidance only.
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Advice booklet
04/07/2017
An essential guide to Consent
An essential guide to Consent
Time to read article: 1 mins
Consent is a fundamental principle of medical law. The basic rule is simple: no-one has the right to touch anyone else without lawful excuse and if doctors do so it may well undermine patients’ trust.
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Advice booklet
04/07/2017
An essential guide to medical records
An essential guide to medical records
Time to read article: 7 mins
This Essential Guide was produced as a resource for Medical Protection members in the UK. It is intended as general guidance only.
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Advice booklet
04/07/2017
GP entry study guide
GP entry study guide
Time to read article: 1 mins
General Practice remains one of the most popular of all the specialties, with about a quarter of all candidates ranking it as their top choice, and more than half likely to apply for it as one of their choices for specialty training.
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Chapter 1: Medical Professionalism - What do we mean?
Time to read article: 4 mins
As a collective whole, doctors are regarded as “professionals” both by the public and by their peers. They remain the most trusted profession among the public, which has been the case for many years. Individually, some doctors may fall short of the mark. But what do we mean by professionalism? And how much bearing does this definition have on the behaviours expected of a doctor? Firstly, we need to be clear about exactly what a profession is.
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Avoiding easy mistakes: Five medicolegal hazards for junior doctors
Time to read article: 1 mins
Why are medicolegal issues important?
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Prescribing
Prescribing
Time to read article: 2 mins
If you are unsure about a prescription, or mishear on a ward round, always seek clarification, never guess
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The GMC's expectations on probity
Time to read article: 3 mins
Honesty and integrity are central to probity and define how any professional person should act: being upstanding and law-abiding, and respectful of the trust placed in you by others.
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