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14/07/2014
How to handle attention from the media
How to handle attention from the media
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medicolegal adviser and MPS spokesperson, Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, outlines the various tactics employed by the press and what to do if you become involved in a media story.
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 2 mins
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been a criminal offence in the UK since 1985 and the legislation was re-enacted in the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. Five official reports on the subject have been published since November 2013 and MPS has produced this guidance for members.
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Use of social media - Wales
Time to read article: 4 mins
The General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines Doctors’ use of social media establish the standards expected from every doctor practising in the UK. The guide details the principles of conduct for using social media and explains how doctors can put these principles into practice.
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Articles and features
06/06/2014
Top ten tips for professionalism
Top ten tips for professionalism
Time to read article: 1 mins
Honesty and integrity are central to probity and define how any professional person should act. This is vital in healthcare as the doctor-patient relationship is balanced on trust.
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Raising concerns and whistleblowing - Scotland
Time to read article: 3 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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Raising concerns and whistleblowing - Wales
Time to read article: 3 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
04/02/2014
Surviving a night shift
Surviving a night shift
Time to read article: 4 mins
Learning how to manage a night shift will protect you and your patients, says Sara Dawson
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Articles and features
04/01/2014
Collateral damage
Collateral damage
Time to read article: 6 mins
The sooner you call MPS about an ethical or legal dilemma, the sooner the matter can be resolved. Professor Carol Seymour, Dr Tom Mosedale, Dr Richard Brittain and Sara Williams explore how and why Collateral-damage foundation doctors get into troubleCollateral-damage foundation doctors get into trouble
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