Failure to monitor renal impairment
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Sciatic nerve injury but no negligence
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Strong record-keeping – strong defence
Ms Q, 58 years old, consulted Dr G, a gastroenterologist, with a history of dyspepsia, early satiety and altered bowel habit. Clinical examination, including digital rectal examination, was recorded as normal...
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A pain in the knee
Miss F, an overweight 11-year-old, attended her GP, Dr A, complaining of knee pain and clicking for two months following a twisting injury whilst playing football...
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Fairer system for setting discount rate in England and Wales is welcome news
A case of mistaken haemorrhoids
A patient presents with symptoms of haemorrhoids but is it something more sinister?
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Antibiotic allegations
A patient alleges her GP was negligent for failing to prescribe antibiotics
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Data Protection is changing
New data protection rules are coming into force on 25 May. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, looks at two key areas that are changing.
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Cosmetic injections and vaccinations: ask the expert
Dr Rachel Birch, Medical Protection medicolegal adviser and Practice Matters editor-in-chief, answers some recent queries on cosmetic injections and vaccination errors.
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Dealing with a complaint
- when member benefits are much more than a ‘nice to have’. As a GP we know you’re facing constant pressure, with greater patient demands, increased regulatory control and the ever-looming risk of a complaint being made against you if something goes wrong. This is why we work hard to try and limit the stress that members face and support them wherever we can.
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A guide to effective complaints resolution - England
All healthcare providers within the NHS have legal, contractual and professional obligations to provide an accessible and suitably responsive complaints procedure for service users.
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Anatomy of a claim
Back pain, paraplegia and a series of complaints – how Medical Protection helped at every step.
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Multiple Jeopardy
A patient dies after amoxicillin reaction – we support GP through criminal investigation, inquest and GMC hearing.
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MPS sets out key asks to Government to ensure new indemnity scheme meets GP’s needs
The Government should aim to provide absolute clarity on what and who will be covered in the new state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England, and ensure the scheme is set up in doctors’ interests, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) told the Westminster Health Forum.
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MPS response to Justice Committee report on discount rate
NHS Resolution to establish and administer new state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England
Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs
The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be tackled - Alex Chalk MP told MPs, peers and health leaders at a parliamentary event last night.
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A limping child
Three-year-old Matthew was brought to the local A&E department by his mum, Mrs U. She told Dr M, the attending doctor, that Matthew had fallen from a chair three days ago and, although he seemed unharmed at the time, he was now refusing to walk.
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Balancing risks
Miss G was a 36-year-old medical receptionist who worked in a teaching hospital. She was under the care of a haematologist for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, diagnosed when she was 13. She had a BMI of 42 and no other relevant past medical history.
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Diagnosing pneumonia
Mr B was a 31 year old man with three children. His mother was staying with him over the weekend because he was in bed coughing and shivering.
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The importance of living wills
Patient B, a 70-year-old female, with a history of dementia, stroke and pneumonia, was admitted to the emergency room of a private hospital in a coma. She had advanced lung cancer and was well-known to the physician, Dr Y, who was called to see her.
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Dialysis or a right to die?
Patient A, a 57-year-old male, was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital with kidney and liver failure, and in a coma. There was no living will and family members gave a history of long-standing alcohol abuse.
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HIV diagnosis
A female patient at a medical centre consulted GP Dr F and was subsequently sent for further treatment at another department within the building.
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