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Search through expert guidance and practical advice to help you practise with confidence. You'll find everything from responding to local resolution complaints to working outside your usual field of practice during a pandemic.
A doctor's responsibility is to certify a deceased patient's cause of death by issuing a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD).
The use of surveillance in healthcare settings can be problematic because of the need to protect patients' confidentiality.
The MDU was able to assist a consultant who felt a trust's response to a complaint didn't accurately reflect the facts.
A surgeon needed to check that a patient's consent was still valid before performing an operation, and called the MDU for advice.
An unexpected call from the coroner led to an MDU consultant member calling for support with making a statement.
The MDU helped out an emergency department consultant after the police asked for details of a patient they had just arrested.
A consultant gynaecologist called on the MDU for assistance after a consultation that raised significant safeguarding issues.
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The MDU advised a respiratory consultant who had concerns about a patient's use of oxygen at home.
Doctors must have seen the patient during last illness or attended the body to certify death.
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