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03/11/2017
From the HR files
From the HR files
Time to read article: 2 mins
HR experts Croner share a case where a practice sought their advice to deal with an employee with a disciplinary issue who was on long-term sick leave.
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02/11/2017
The risks of practice nursing
The risks of practice nursing
Time to read article: 5 mins
Medical Protection has seen a steady rise in the number of claims involving practice nurses. Kate Taylor and Diane Baylis, Clinical Risk and Education Managers, examine what areas of practice nursing carry the most risk.
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02/11/2017
Q&A with an MLA
Q&A with an MLA
Time to read article: 3 mins
Editor-in-Chief and MLA (medicolegal adviser) Dr Rachel Birch answers some recent queries from practices.
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02/11/2017
Risk Warning: test result management
Risk Warning: test result management
Time to read article: 3 mins
Data from the NHS National Reporting and Learning System shows that more than 800 reported patient safety incidents relate to test result management.
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02/11/2017
From the advice line
From the advice line
Time to read article: 2 mins
Dr Rachel Birch shares a recent case, where a member asked for advice on how to deal with a request from a patient to record his consultations
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MPS: Legislation to deliver discount rate reform must progress swiftly
Time to read article: 2 mins
The legislation that will pave the way for reform on how the discount rate is set, must be introduced to Parliament promptly to avoid the risk of clinical negligence costs becoming unsustainable, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) said today after its appearance at a Justice Select Committee.
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MPS comments on Government plans to reform health regulators
Time to read article: 1 mins
Commenting on the Department of Health consultation to reform healthcare regulation, and as part of that, cut the number of regulators – Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, Senior Medicolegal Adviser at the Medical Protection Society, said...
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