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Search through expert guidance and practical advice to help you practise with confidence. Everything from responding to complaints to attending inquests, writing reports to investigations, as well as our guide to professional indemnity.
Patients become ‘challenging’ for a number of reasons. Here, we advise on managing the patient while protecting yourself, staff and other patients.
How to minimise risk and avoid complaints when tracking results in GP practices and hospitals.
Guidance and advice for doctors registering with the GMC from the European Economic Area (EEA) and overseas.
Understanding your role and responsibilities when attending a coroner's inquest.
It's common for coroners to ask for a report from clinicians involved in caring for a deceased patient. Here are some principles that will help you.
So long as your concern is honestly held, you do not need proof...
Don't ignore it, as they may assume you don't object. Instead, politely and firmly ask them to stop...
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This isn't advisable. Journalists will record or take down everything you say and can use it in their story...
Telephone consultations, handwritten notes, test results and correspondence also form part of a patient's medical record...
It's always important to maintain professional boundaries with patients...