Shared decision making must be at the heart of all interactions with patients
New guidance on shared decision making makes clear it is is no longer a ‘nice to have’ but must be b...
How to handle aggressive patients
MDU medico-legal adviser Dr Ellie Mein offers some advice for GPs on how to deal with aggressive and...
Continuing to manage risks with remote consultations
Medical Defence Union (MDU) medico-legal adviser Dr Kathryn Leask highlights cases in which potentia...
GP training: Safe and structured remote consulting
GP trainer Dr Pipin Singh provides a framework, and offers some practical tips, to help GP trainees ...
Getting the most out of remote consultations
In the second part of a series on reducing risks when consulting remotely, the MDU's Dr Kathryn Leas...
Avoiding risks when consulting with patients remotely
In the first of a two part series, the MDU's Dr Kathryn Leask reflects on some of the medico-legal i...
