Press release 23/09/2016 MPS response to the GMC’s consultation on the UK List of Registered M... Preview Article MPS response to the GMC’s consultation on the UK List of Registered Medical Practitioners development Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview MPS used the consultation to make the point that the GMC’s ambition should be for information held on the register to be fully up-to-date, accurate, and dependable. This is the register’s core purpose and current function, and should remain so. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT
Factsheet 31/08/2016 Inquests - England Preview Article Inquests - England Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview An inquest is a fact-finding exercise that is conducted by the coroner and, in some cases, in front of a jury. The purpose of an inquest is to find out who died – when, where, how and in what circumstances. This factsheet gives further information about what happens at an inquest. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Inquests Investigations
News and updates 17/08/2016 Risk alert: Digital solution to sending third-party reports Preview Article Risk alert: Digital solution to sending third-party reports Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Several practices have recently contacted us for advice on a new software program called iGPR (or Intelligent GP Reporting). It is a tool that works with all clinical providers to produce and send third-party reports, such as those requested by insurance companies. Read more Article contains Text
Factsheet 01/08/2016 Dealing with non-compliant patients - Scotland Preview Article Dealing with non-compliant patients - Scotland Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview “Respect for the autonomous choices of persons runs as deep in common morality as any principle.” – TL Beauchamp and JF Childress, Principles of Biomedical Ethics (2001) Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Patients Issues & conflict management Scotland Listen
Factsheet 29/07/2016 Use of social media - England Preview Article Use of social media - England Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview 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. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Ethics Reputation management Generic Medicine
Press release 28/07/2016 Medical Protection supports extra funding for indemnity costs Preview Article Medical Protection supports extra funding for indemnity costs Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Simon Kayll responds to the Department of Health and NHS Englands GP Indemnity Review. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 22/07/2016 Clinical negligence claims will now cost public purse a staggering £5... Preview Article Clinical negligence claims will now cost public purse a staggering £56.1bn Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The NHS Litigation Authority has estimated that £56.1bn will be needed to cover known and future claims for clinical negligence for past patient care. Read more Article contains Text
Factsheet 14/07/2016 Use of social media - Scotland Preview Article Use of social media - Scotland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines Doctors’ use of social media establish the standards expected from every doctor practising in the UK. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Ethics Reputation management
Factsheet 14/07/2016 Use of social media - Northern Ireland Preview Article Use of social media - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines Doctors’ use of social media, establish the standards expected from every doctor practising in the UK. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Reputation management Ethics Northern Ireland
Factsheet 27/06/2016 Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Assessing capacity Preview Article Mental Capacity Act 2005 – Assessing capacity Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The Mental Capacity Act states that a person lacks capacity if they are unable to make a specific decision, at a specific time, because of an impairment of, or disturbance, in the functioning of mind or brain. This factsheet sets out the things to look for when assessing the capacity of a patient. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Ethics England Generic Medicine Wales
Factsheet 27/06/2016 Mental Capacity Act 2005 – General principles - England and Wales Preview Article Mental Capacity Act 2005 – General principles - England and Wales Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the Act) aims to protect people who lack capacity, and maximise their ability to make decisions or participate in decision-making. The Act is underpinned by five statutory principles. This factsheet sets out these principles and how they should be applied. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Ethics Generic Medicine Wales England
Factsheet 17/06/2016 Safe prescribing - Scotland Preview Article Safe prescribing - Scotland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Medication errors account for approximately 20% of all clinical negligence claims against doctors in both primary and secondary care. The costs associated with adverse events and inappropriate prescribing has been estimated at more than £750 million per year. This factsheet gives advice about avoiding prescribing errors. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prescribing Managing clinical risk Consent Generic Medicine Negligence Scotland
Factsheet 31/05/2016 Parental responsibility - Northern Ireland Preview Article Parental responsibility - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Parental responsibility is a legal term which refers to all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his/ her property. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Ethics Northern Ireland
News and updates 30/05/2016 Risk alert: Reporting cases of FGM Preview Article Risk alert: Reporting cases of FGM Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview We have recently received several enquiries from members regarding their responsibilities when reporting cases of FGM in general practice. Read our action points for GP practices. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice
Press release 26/05/2016 43% of the public believe £1 million or less was paid out by NHS for... Preview Article 43% of the public believe £1 million or less was paid out by NHS for clinical negligence last year – actual amount over £1.1 billion Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A YouGov online survey commissioned by MPS of 2,000 British adults reveals the mismatch between public perceptions of how much the NHS pays out for clinical negligence claims, and the reality. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 23/05/2016 Missed or delayed diagnosis of cancer the most common reason for high... Preview Article Missed or delayed diagnosis of cancer the most common reason for high value claims - Medical Protection Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A review of Medical Protection’s top 100 high value clinical negligence claims opened in the UK in 2015 has found that alleged missed or delayed diagnosis of certain conditions commonly recurred. Read more Article contains Text
Factsheet 18/05/2016 Consent – The basics - Northern Ireland Preview Article Consent – The basics - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Respect for patients’ autonomy is expressed in consent law; to impose care or treatment on people without respecting their wishes and right to self-determination is not only unethical, but illegal. The approach to consent in Northern Ireland is currently governed by common law. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records Consent Managing clinical risk Use Guidelines Issues & conflict management Generic Medicine
Factsheet 17/05/2016 Medical records - Northern Ireland Preview Article Medical records - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Good medical records – whether electronic or handwritten – are essential for the continuity of care of your patients. Adequate medical records enable you or somebody else to reconstruct the essential parts of each patient contact without reference to memory. They should therefore be comprehensive enough to allow a colleague to carry on where you left off. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Northern Ireland Record keeping Generic Medicine Medical Records
Factsheet 17/05/2016 Removing patients from the practice list - Northern Ireland Preview Article Removing patients from the practice list - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Removing patients from the practice list is an emotive issue, risking criticism from bodies such as the Northern Ireland Ombudsman, the General Medical Council (GMC) and the media and should only be used after careful consideration and as a last resort. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Northern Ireland Patients Practice management GP locum
Factsheet 12/05/2016 Consent – Children and young people - Northern Ireland Preview Article Consent – Children and young people - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Valid consent is just as important when treating children and young people as it is with adults. In some situations children are able to give consent themselves, and sometimes others need to take the decision on their behalf. This factsheet sets out the basic information to enable you to obtain the appropriate consent from children and young people. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Northern Ireland Consent
Factsheet 12/05/2016 Access to medical reports - Northern Ireland Preview Article Access to medical reports - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Doctors may, on occasion, receive a request from a patient’s employer, an insurer or from a government department, for a medical report to be delivered directly to the relevant department, without the patient seeing it. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Ethics Generic Medicine Northern Ireland
News and updates 29/04/2016 Refusing unsafe rotas Preview Article Refusing unsafe rotas Close Preview The GMC has issued a statement to doctors who may be asked to cover rota gaps which they feel they cannot safely cover. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Generic Medicine
Factsheet 12/04/2016 Chaperones FAQs Preview Article Chaperones FAQs Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview There is a certain ambiguity surrounding chaperones and what exactly their purpose is. Below are common questions that Medical Protection receives about chaperones. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Scotland Northern Ireland Ethics Consent Wales
News and updates 05/04/2016 Risk alert: New referral system of medical suitability of gun owners Preview Article Risk alert: New referral system of medical suitability of gun owners Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview At the start of April 2016 a new system for firearms licensing was introduced to improve information sharing between GPs and police and to reduce the risk that a medically unfit person may have a firearm or shotgun certificate. Read more Article contains Text