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Your duty of confidentiality to a patient continues after their death.
Bansari Patel and Venessa Holt from our in-house legal team take a look at prevention of future deaths reports – and what to do if you receive one.
Writing clear, accurate and effective records supports clinical decision-making and patient care. Here's our advice on how to do it right.
Road to UK co-founder Dr Ibreez Ajaz, and the MDU's head of advisory services Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, explore ethical and medico-legal situations that early-career IMGs often encounter but may find challenging.
What you need to know about assessing testamentary capacity - the ability or understanding needed to make a valid will.
Doctors may need to prepare reports or statements for a variety of reasons. Here are our tips on how to write a factual report.
Patient images can be helpful in remote consultations, but it's important to be mindful of the medico-legal issues around receiving and storing them.
Writing a good response is a crucial part of successfully resolving a complaint.
You might sometimes need to remove or redact information from medical records when sending them to patients or third parties. Here's what you need to know.