07/09/2017 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Preview Article MEMBERSHIP LEVELS Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview It costs your practice nothing to set up a Practice Xtra group – it’s just a way of bringing all our GPs together into a single group while continuing to provide world-class defence, advice and support to them. You can choose from two levels of benefits to reward this cooperative approach. This level depends on how many GPs there are in your practice and how many are Medical Protection members. Read more Article contains Text
07/09/2017 Championing change Preview Article Championing change Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Whether it’s a revised piece of GMC guidance, or a Bill going through the Scottish Parliament, we use our expertise to inform debates about changes that could affect your practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Compliance Managing clinical risk Scotland
06/09/2017 Getting the most from your membership Preview Article Getting the most from your membership Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Your eligibility for assistance You must be a member of MPS at the time of the event in order to be entitled to request assistance. The event must not predate the point you joined or rejoined MPS. You must have paid the correct subscription rate and abide by the terms of membership, as laid out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association and associated guidance documents, and it is important to be aware of them. You must inform us if the scope of your practice changes. Withholding information or providing false or misleading answers is likely to adversely affect entitlement to the benefits of membership and, in certain circumstances, membership may be terminated. Read more Article contains Text
Casebook 30/08/2017 It's your call Preview Article It's your call Close Preview Members call the Medical Protection advice line about a wide range of issues. Our useful infographic reveals what you have been calling us about, and how often. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook
Articles and features 30/08/2017 Careers - Core skills series: Communication Preview Article Careers - Core skills series: Communication Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview In this series we explore the key risk areas in general practice Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk Communication Handover
Casebook 30/08/2017 Opinion: Failure to test for HIV infection: A medicolegal question? Preview Article Opinion: Failure to test for HIV infection: A medicolegal question? Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Michael Rayment and Dr Ann Sullivan, Department of Sexual Health and HIV Medicine, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust (on behalf of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, and the British HIV Association). Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Investigations Managing clinical risk Casebook
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Rising nurse claims Preview Article Rising nurse claims Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview MPS has seen a steady rise in the number of claims involving practice nurses, with ‘delay in diagnosis’ being the most common type of claim. Kate Taylor, Clinical Risk Manager, MPS Educational Services, reveals more Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk General practice Claims Practice Matters
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Support with CQC: Fundamental standards Preview Article Support with CQC: Fundamental standards Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The CQC’s new regulations introduce the new fundamental standards, detailed below. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC compliance
29/08/2017 Professional Practice Manager Preview Article Professional Practice Manager Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview If you are a Practice Xtra member with gold level benefits, you can subscribe to Croner-i Professional Practice Manager online information service, an essential time-saving resource for busy practice managers. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Whistleblowing
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Unwelcome patient attention Preview Article Unwelcome patient attention Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Sessional GP and MPS medicolegal consultant Dr Rachel Birch shares a case scenario about a patient who stalked her GP Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice Matters General practice
29/08/2017 Tailored support Preview Article Tailored support Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection provides expert support, advice and defence at every step of your career – supported locally by a dedicated team based in our Edinburgh office. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland
Articles and features 29/08/2017 Getting to grips with fit notes Preview Article Getting to grips with fit notes Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview A common question in general practice: “Ms P’s fit note runs out on Monday – can you do her another one?” Your answer should be considered carefully as the following case illustrates, explains Dr Rachel Birch, GP and medicolegal adviser at MPS Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice Practice Matters
Casebook 29/08/2017 Opinion: Getting the best out of online reviews Preview Article Opinion: Getting the best out of online reviews Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dr Neil Bacon, founder of www.iwantgreatcare.org, discusses how to maximise the potential of patient feedback. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Reputation management Generic Medicine Patients
Casebook 29/08/2017 An inconvenient truth Preview Article An inconvenient truth Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Over half of respondents to an MPS survey admitted to regret over their failure to raise concerns in the workplace. Gareth Gillespie looks at how obstacles to whistleblowing can be overcome. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Issues & conflict management Whistleblowing Managing clinical risk Casebook
Casebook 29/08/2017 The worst of times Preview Article The worst of times Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Unemployment reduces wellbeing. Recession raises the demands on healthcare systems and makes it harder to pay for them. Doctors worldwide are having to adapt and change to cope with these additional pressures, says Sarah Whitehouse Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Managing clinical risk Casebook Patients
25/08/2017 Complaints culture Preview Article Complaints culture Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Complaints to the regulator against doctors have hit a record high, rising more sharply than for any other health professional. Is this down to poor practice or a changing complaints culture? Sara Williams investigates Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine Complaints Compliance
25/08/2017 Introduction Preview Article Introduction Close Preview Consent is a fundamental principle of medical law. The basic rule is simple: no-one has the right to touch anyone else without lawful excuse and if doctors do so it may well undermine patients’ trust. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Competence Prescribing General Surgery Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 25/08/2017 Day in the life of… Dr Pixie McKenna Preview Article Day in the life of… Dr Pixie McKenna Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview I wake up bolt upright at 5.30am. I look in the mirror and realise I’ve inadvertently left my false eyelashes on from the previous day’s telly. They hang rather precariously from my upper lids – my mascara is half way down my cheeks and my hair is doing a good impersonation of Jedward. My husband rolls over and states that I look like a drag queen and promptly falls back to sleep. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Medicine Career planning Professionalism Practice Matters
Articles and features 25/08/2017 General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence orga... Preview Article General confidentiality principles as advised by medical defence organisations Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview All doctors know that maintaining confidentiality is an important part of building up trust with patients. Here, Dr Stephanie Bown examines the medicolegal aspects of confidentiality Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Communication Data Protection
News and updates 01/08/2017 Provision of medicolegal reports/acting as a medicolegal expert Preview Article Provision of medicolegal reports/acting as a medicolegal expert Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview If you are a doctor and want to practise medicine in the UK, you need to hold GMC registration with a licence to practise. Given this requirement, we have carefully considered the appropriate criteria we require of members who produce medicolegal reports and/or act as a medicolegal expert. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Expert Reports Generic Medicine
Factsheet 06/07/2017 Duty of candour for GPs and dental practitioners - England Preview Article Duty of candour for GPs and dental practitioners - England Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The duty, which was introduced by the government through regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, applies to NHS organisations such as trusts and foundation trusts, to secondary care clinicians, and to bodies including GP practices, dental practices and care homes. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics England Communication Compliance
Advice booklet 04/07/2017 An essential guide to clinical management Preview Article An essential guide to clinical management Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview This Essential Guide to Clinical Management was produced as a resource for Medical Protection members in the UK. It is intended as general guidance only. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Medicine Managing clinical risk Prescribing General practice
Advice booklet 04/07/2017 Handling the Media (UK) Preview Article Handling the Media (UK) Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Media scrutiny of you and your practice of medicine could put your personal and professional reputation at risk. The MPS Press Office is staffed by communications professionals experienced in dealing with the media. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Reputation management Professionalism
Advice booklet 04/07/2017 An essential guide to Consent Preview Article An essential guide to Consent Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Consent is a fundamental principle of medical law. The basic rule is simple: no-one has the right to touch anyone else without lawful excuse and if doctors do so it may well undermine patients’ trust. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Generic Medicine