Factsheet 01/07/2014 Removal of medical equipment after death - Scotland Preview Article Removal of medical equipment after death - Scotland Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview If a patient dies and the death is reportable to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, you should leave all equipment in place until you have discussed the case with the Procurator Fiscal. This factsheet gives you further information about what to do. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Equipment Health & safety Managing clinical risk General Surgery
Factsheet 01/05/2014 Reporting gunshot and knife wounds - Scotland Preview Article Reporting gunshot and knife wounds - Scotland Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Supplementary GMC guidance to Confidentiality (2009) contains information for healthcare professionals on what to do when reporting gunshot and knife wounds. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Emergency Medicine Scotland Ethics Managing clinical risk Confidentiality Consent
Articles and features 10/04/2014 Risk Alert - nurses and delegation Preview Article Risk Alert - nurses and delegation Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview With complaints against nurses increasing, clinical risk manager Kate Taylor shares tips on how to decrease risks associated with delegation Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice management Practice Matters
Articles and features 06/04/2014 From the case files... Preview Article From the case files... Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview “From the case files” features unusual cases and cases with strong learning points. Here we deal with a common question on the MPS helpline – how to deal with a father’s requests to access his child’s records. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters
Factsheet 01/04/2014 Removal of medical equipment after death Preview Article Removal of medical equipment after death Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview If a patient dies and the death is reportable to the coroner, you should leave all equipment in place until you have discussed the case with the coroner’s officer. This factsheet gives you further information about what to do. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Investigations Inquests Equipment General Surgery Health & safety Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 04/02/2014 Test your knowledge Preview Article Test your knowledge Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Try these sample AKT questions provided by Dr Mahibur Rahman from Emedica Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Competence Practice Matters Training & cpd
Articles and features 01/02/2014 Case study - an unfortunate prescription Preview Article Case study - an unfortunate prescription Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Mrs H was a 35-year-old teaching assistant who also had two school-aged children. She was obese with a BMI of 40. In 2006, she had seen Dr G with left knee pain. Dr G recorded that on examination her knee was tender over her medial joint line but was otherwise stable. He initially prescribed diclofenac and advised her to lose weight. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Practice Matters Prescribing
Articles and features 01/12/2013 Locum apathy Preview Article Locum apathy Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Euan Lawson, portfolio GP in Cumbria, explains how a little bit of apathy goes a long way Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum General practice Practice Matters
Factsheet 01/10/2013 HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Preview Article HSC complaints procedure – Hospital setting Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Complaints in health and social care: standards and guidelines for resolution and learning (2009) aims to provide a simple, consistent approach for staff who handle complaints, and for patients who raise complaints across all health and social care services. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Respiratory Medicine Gastroenterology Paediatrics Pathology Emergency Medicine Orthopaedics
Factsheet 01/10/2013 Report writing - Northern Ireland Preview Article Report writing - Northern Ireland Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview One incident can be investigated in a number of different ways – as a complaint, a clinical negligence claim, a criminal case, a disciplinary matter by your employer, a Coroner’s inquest or a complaint to the GMC. An important starting point is your written report on the circumstances of the incident. This factsheet gives more information about writing this report. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Negligence Use Guidelines Record keeping Generic Medicine Northern Ireland
Articles and features 04/09/2013 The Apprentice Preview Article The Apprentice Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview New GP Dr Laura Davison took a career break to become a jungle GP in Mexico. Here’s what happened Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Practice Matters GP locum General practice Communication
Articles and features 04/09/2013 From the case files: A family matter Preview Article From the case files: A family matter Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview In this issue we share a case where a GP got in trouble prescribing for a family member, when a pharmacist reported him to the GMC Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Medical Records Decision Making Record keeping General practice GP locum Practice Matters
Articles and features 04/09/2013 Test your knowledge Preview Article Test your knowledge Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Try these sample AKT questions provided by Dr Mahibur Rahman from Emedica Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Competence Training & cpd Practice Matters General practice
Articles and features 04/06/2013 Test your knowledge Preview Article Test your knowledge Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Try these sample AKT questions provided by Dr Mahibur Rahman from Emedica Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Career planning Training & cpd Competence
Articles and features 04/06/2013 From the case files Preview Article From the case files Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview The GMC’s latest Good Medical Practice reflects the ever-changing demands of modern healthcare provision, says Dr Rachel Birch, and these two cases illustrate two areas where the GMC has expanded its guidance Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Decision Making General practice Managing clinical risk Practice Matters Medical Records Record keeping
Articles and features 04/06/2013 A day in the life of... Dr Richard Vautrey Preview Article A day in the life of... Dr Richard Vautrey Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Deputy chair of the BMA Dr Richard Vautrey gives an insight into his busy life Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism General practice Practice Matters GP locum
Articles and features 01/06/2013 The power is in your hands Preview Article The power is in your hands Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview In April the clinical landscape of the NHS will undertake the biggest change since its inception in 1948. In his analysis of the changes, Dr Simon Abrams raises concerns over potential conflicts of interest. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Practice Matters Decision Making General practice CQC compliance Ethics
Articles and features 01/06/2013 Preparing for CQC inspections Preview Article Preparing for CQC inspections Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview MPS clinical risk manager Diane Baylis shares risk advice for practices in how to prepare for a CQC inspection. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Practice Matters General practice CQC compliance
Articles and features 01/06/2013 Doctor’s orders vs patient choice Preview Article Doctor’s orders vs patient choice Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Earn CPD points by reading this feature on shared decision making. Dr Paul Nisselle explores how to move from bedside to beside Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Ethics Practice Matters Decision Making GP locum General practice
Articles and features 20/04/2013 The apprentice Preview Article The apprentice Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Laura Davison, a GP registrar from Milton Keynes, shares her thoughts on topical issues facing GP trainees. Here she explores how to break the ice in general practice Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communication Issues & conflict management GP locum General practice Practice Matters
Articles and features 12/04/2013 From the case files Preview Article From the case files Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In this issue we share a case where a locum GP raised concerns about patient safety in a practice he had worked at for three months Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice GP locum Medical Records Decision Making Practice Matters Record keeping
Articles and features 06/04/2013 Removing patients Preview Article Removing patients Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview More than half of UK practices have removed patients from their practice list in the last three years. Medicolegal adviser Dr Jayne Molodynski investigates Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Use Guidelines Patients Communication GP locum Practice Matters General practice
Articles and features 06/04/2013 In the Hot Seat: Dr Mahibur Rahman Preview Article In the Hot Seat: Dr Mahibur Rahman Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Dr Mahibur Rahman, Medical Director of Emedica, shares with Charlotte Hudson insider knowledge on how to pass the MRCGP exams Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters Career planning Training & cpd Compliance General practice
Articles and features 06/04/2013 Avoiding a ‘near hit’ Preview Article Avoiding a ‘near hit’ Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Clinical Risk Manager Julie Price shares simple tips for handling test results Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum General practice System Errors Practice Matters