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Nitrofurantoin complication goes to trial
Time to read article: 7 mins
An expensive lack of consent?
Time to read article: 8 mins
Surgical emphysema in the neck leads to a claim
Time to read article: 2 mins
Reporting Covid-19 healthcare worker deaths in England and Wales
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Lucy Hanington and Dr Clare Stapleton, Medicolegal Consultants at Medical Protection, look at doctors’ obligations during the current pandemic.
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Covid-19: Public support for doctors’ legal protection “overwhelming”
Time to read article: 2 mins
A YouGov survey of over 2000 GB adults, commissioned by MPS, demonstrates an overwhelming show of public support for doctors’ protection during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Articles and features
19/05/2020
Successful defence against secondary victim claim
Successful defence against secondary victim claim
Time to read article: 4 mins
Joseph McCaughley, Litigation Solicitor at Medical Protection, looks at his recent successful defence of a member against a secondary victim claim for psychiatric injury.
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Followership: the forgotten part of leadership
Time to read article: 5 mins
It goes without saying that strong leadership is vital to ensuring the stability and success of healthcare systems. But the value of followers in challenging this leadership is just as great, say Mr Andrew Gibbons and Ms Danielle Bryant.
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MPS comment on coroner verifying deaths in person
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Dr Rob Hendry, Medical Director at the Medical Protection Society, comments on the news that Essex Coroner’s Service has withdrawn its demand for GPs to verify deaths in person during the pandemic.
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Doctors should not face investigation if they decide they cannot see a patient due to poor PPE provision
Time to read article: 2 mins
MPS is calling for urgent reassurance from both the GMC and employers that doctors will not be subjected to regulatory or disciplinary action following a decision or outcome that is the result of poor PPE provision.
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