Guides

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Minimising risk in out-of-hours consultations

8 October 2021

There are various ways for GPs to minimise the risk involved with out-of-hours consultations.

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Text message communication in general practice

4 October 2021

Text messages are a low-cost and low-effort way for GPs to keep patients updated, particularly for large-scale communications such as flu jab reminders.

Retirement
Planning for your retirement

10 August 2021

Things to consider when retiring from practice.

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Dealing with racism from patients

14 July 2021

We live in a multicultural society but racist attitudes persist - and even now, some patients are not inhibited about expressing them.

Guide to clinical negligence
Responding to litigation

30 June 2021

Many doctors who have gone through clinical litigation tell us that coping with personal feelings is perhaps the most difficult aspect of this stressful time.

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Seatbelt exemption certificates

30 June 2021

When and how can you issue seatbelt exemption certificates?

Writing documents
Confidentiality issues in insurance and other reports

18 June 2021

A wide range of doctors provide reports about patients to third parties in the course of their work.

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Consulting without notes

4 June 2021

What to do in situations where it's not possible to enter data into records at the time they're made.

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Significant event analysis

28 May 2021

Significant event analysis is a way of formally analysing incidents that may have implications for patient care.

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Avoiding email dangers

4 May 2021

Security and protection of personal data is a key concern when emailing clinical information.