News and updates 20/08/2018 Legal permission is no longer required to withdraw treatment in end o... Preview Article Legal permission is no longer required to withdraw treatment in end of life decisions Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Healthcare professionals do not need to seek Court approval when withdrawing treatment from patients in a permanent vegetative state, following a ruling by the Supreme Court. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Consent & capacity Communication
News and updates 20/08/2018 Dr Bawa-Garba: the real impact of appeal win Preview Article Dr Bawa-Garba: the real impact of appeal win Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Last week saw the welcome news that Dr Bawa-Garba’s legal team had successful appealed against her erasure from the medical register. Dr Rob Hendry, medical director at Medical Protection, looks at what this decision means for doctors, the courts and the GMC Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims
Case report 16/08/2018 Chain reaction Preview Article Chain reaction Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A patient presents with a sore wrist after a fall. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Record keeping
Case report 14/08/2018 The challenges of making a challenge Preview Article The challenges of making a challenge Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A patient’s solicitor sought disclosure of a GMC expert report after a case had been closed. Medical Protection successfully challenged this, only for the decision to be overturned at appeal. Kirsty Sharp, content editor at Medical Protection, looks at the challenges of making a challenge Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Expert Reports Data Protection Complaints Generic Medicine