Hopefully it will never happen to you, but it’s good to know what to expect if you ever need to appear before a fitness to practise panel. Here we explain why they happen, how to prepare, and the possible consequences for your medical career.
Read moreTips on how to manage your physical and mental health at medical school and beyond.
Read moreGood doctors are good communicators – it’s that simple. This article examines how building your communication skills at medical school will stand you in good stead as a doctor.
Read moreData breaches are a common cause of claims but the indemnity issues surrounding them can be complex. Dr Dawn McGuire, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at a case and explains more.
Read moreA GP faces a clinical negligence claim on the grounds of failure to undertake cardiac-related investigations. This case report looks at how MPS successfully sought mediation as an alternative form of dispute resolution, avoiding formal court proceedings.
Read moreA GP seeks advice on maintaining professional boundaries when a patient shows signs of emotional attachment.
Read moreA GP faces suspension after her partner reports her for deficient clinical performance following a dispute. This case report looks at how MPS provided long-term support to the member, enabling her to return to practice.
Read morePatient facing kidney transplant or lifelong dialysis makes a negligence claim against GPs and hospital following delayed referral to nephrology and failure to recognise her underlying renal condition. This case report looks at where clinicians went wrong, and explains how MPS managed to settle the case for a moderate sum that was substantially less than the original request.
Read moreSpeaking at Risky Business 2020 Dr Pallavi Bradshaw highlights how disruption caused by COVID could affect medicolegal risk and what steps could be taken to reduce this. Increases awareness that there remain many unresolved legal and ethical issues which society must grapple with in the aftermath of the crisis.
Read moreThis podcast is a COVID-19 hub to support our members, providing advice and guidance around medicolegal issues and maintaining their well being.
Read moreThe GMC expects medical students to be honest and trustworthy, and to act with integrity, and this equally applies to academic work.
Read moreMisplaced blood test results lead to a claim after a baby is left requiring a liver transplant.
Read moreWhen a routine optician appointment identifies papilloedema, Mrs T makes a claim against her GP for not giving her an earlier urgent referral.
Read moreBasic safety checks were overlooked in this incident, which saw a claim against a consultant gynaecologist.
Read moreThe quality record-keeping of a GP member is key to the defence of this claim.
Read moreDr Leila Touil and Dr Yasmin Ahmed-Little call all junior doctors to rise to the leadership challenge. Here they show you how.
Read moreA patient makes a claim against an anaesthetist member following intra-operative accidental awareness, which she alleged resulted in psychiatric injury.
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