Podcasts and videos

Doctor taking notes
The GMC’s updated guidance on consent

9 November 2020

Medico-legal adviser Dr Udvitha Nandasoma explores the key takeaways from the updated consent guidance in this short video.

Remote consultation
Practical advice on consulting with patients remotely

17 April 2020

In this webinar, Dr Sharmala Pranklin considers the medico-legal and practical issues raised by remote consultations.

Complaints
Dealing with complaints webinar

28 November 2019

Complaints are an unavoidable part of a doctor’s professional life, so it’s important to know how to prevent them from escalating.

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Writing a complaint response

11 November 2019

How do you write a response to a complaint from a patient? Our medico-legal advisers explain all in the MDU podcast.

mental capacity
Mental Capacity Act

19 July 2019

Lasting power of attorney, advance decisions and other important aspects of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 explained by Dr Sally Old.

duty of candour
Saying sorry is not an admission of guilt

14 October 2015

Saying sorry is not an admission of guilt. The MDU has been advising doctors for many years to say sorry when something goes wrong.

Bullet and bloody bandages
Gunshot wounds and knife injury

14 October 2015

When does a doctor need to report gunshot or knife wounds to the police?

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Epilepsy and driving

14 October 2015

What do you do if a patient who has epilepsy has a seizure and continues to drive?

Driving
Drug-driving law

14 October 2015

Recent changes to the law now make it an offence to drive when over specified limits of certain drugs.

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Doctors self prescribing

14 October 2015

Self-prescribing or prescribing for friends and family is generally not advised for doctors.