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Your prescribing duties at a glance.
11 September 2025
The overriding consideration for healthcare professionals must always be the child or young person's best interests.
27 August 2025
Your duty of confidentiality to a patient continues after their death.
20 August 2025
If parents who have separated ask for medical information about their child, it's important to know how to handle the request sensitively and correctly.
5 August 2025
Writing clear, accurate and effective records supports clinical decision-making and patient care. Here's our advice on how to do it right.
20 June 2025
Deregistering patients is usually the last resort for doctors – and comes with particular risks. Here's how to avoid them.
19 June 2025
What you need to know about assessing testamentary capacity - the ability or understanding needed to make a valid will.
10 June 2025
Doctors may need to prepare reports or statements for a variety of reasons. Here are our tips on how to write a factual report.
Your need-to-know quick guide to the NHS complaints procedure in England.
23 May 2025
What you need to know about AI in GP practices – how it's used, who's responsible when things go wrong, and the key risks to manage.