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Injection errors
Injection errors
Time to read article: 4 mins
A common cause of claims at Medical Protection is injection errors. While generally low in value, they frequently cause anxiety to patients and clinicians, and are easily avoided. Dr Dawn McGuire, Medical Claims Adviser at Medical Protection, looks at some typical cases.
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Online prescription services: what if you disagree?
Time to read article: 2 mins
Online prescription services offer great convenience to patients, but they also come with risks. What do you do if one of your patients has been taking medication prescribed online that you do not think they require? Dr Marika Davies, senior medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, explores this issue.
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Medical Protection Society calls on Government not to water down the Civil Liability Bill
Time to read article: 3 mins
The House of Commons will debate The Civil Liability Bill for the first time on Tuesday 4th September, which includes reforms that could have more of an impact on the NHS than any other Bill during the past five years. The Medical Protection Society is calling on MPs not to water down proposals to reform how the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) is set and to allow the Bill to proceed quickly.
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Articles and features
29/08/2018
Artificial intelligence: who’s liable?
Artificial intelligence: who’s liable?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Advancements in medical technology can bring huge benefits for patients and clinicians alike – but new approaches can also mean new risks. Dr Helen Hartley, Head of Underwriting Policy at Medical Protection, looks at where the liability lies for artificial intelligence.
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Join us at this year’s BOA Annual Congress.
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Team Administrator
Time to read article: 1 mins
We currently have vacancies for Team Administrators, working in our offices in Leeds city centre on a full time permanent basis.
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Learning from deaths: new guidance from NHS England
Time to read article: 3 mins
Following new guidance from NHS England, Louisa Waite considers the importance of clear and honest communication when treating a patient who has reached the end of life.
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Legal permission is no longer required to withdraw treatment in end of life decisions
Time to read article: 3 mins
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.
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News and updates
20/08/2018
Dr Bawa-Garba: the real impact of appeal win
Dr Bawa-Garba: the real impact of appeal win
Time to read article: 2 mins
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
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