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08/11/2017
High value general practice claims
High value general practice claims
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Iain Barclay, Medical Protection Head of Underwriting Policy, examines what conditions are responsible for some of the highest claims against members in general practice
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Articles and features
07/11/2017
From the case files: lower back pain
From the case files: lower back pain
Time to read article: 2 mins
When Mrs C, a keen golfer in her early forties, began to experience constant pain in her lower back, she consulted a GP at her local surgery. Dr P took a history of slow onset of pain with restricted mobility. He did not examine her, but prescribed an NSAID and advised Mrs C to return in two weeks if there was no improvement.
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07/11/2017
End of life care test
End of life care test
Time to read article: 7 mins
A recent report from the CQC has highlighted where general practice could improve in the provision of end of life care. Dr Rachel Birch, Practice Matters Editor-in-Chief, offers advice on how to put the CQC recommendations into practice.
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07/11/2017
Anticoagulant monitoring and dosing
Anticoagulant monitoring and dosing
Time to read article: 7 mins
We have teamed up with NHS Improvement for a new series of risk warnings based on data from the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), the NHS’s national database of patient safety incidents in England and Wales. Each article will tackle a different risk commonly reported to the NRLS. In this issue we tackle a commonly reported incident type, medication errors associated with anticoagulants.
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Articles and features
06/11/2017
Top 5 social media dilemmas
Top 5 social media dilemmas
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medicolegal Adviser Dr Gordon McDavid answers some of the most common
social media queries we receive from practices
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06/11/2017
FAQs - Pensions auto enrolment
FAQs - Pensions auto enrolment
Time to read article: 5 mins
Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must put certain staff into a pension scheme and contribute towards it. Whether you’re a hairdresser, an architect or a partner in general practice, if you employ at least one person you are an employer and you have certain legal duties.
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06/11/2017
Regulation 20: Duty Of Candour
Regulation 20: Duty Of Candour
Time to read article: 2 mins
The key principle of the ‘duty of candour’ is that general practices must act in an open and transparent way in relation to care and treatment provided to patients
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06/11/2017
From the case files: Working at scale
From the case files: Working at scale
Time to read article: 3 mins
This case demonstrates some of the risks practices face when working at scale, and
the importance of ensuring effective systems and communication across practices.
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06/11/2017
Indemnity when working at scale
Indemnity when working at scale
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Nick Clements, Head of Risk and Underwriting Policy, answers questions about how new care models and other changes in primary care can affect your medical indemnity.
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