MDDUS head of medical division Dr Naeem Nazem discusses the need to support doctors' physical and mental wellbeing

A range of common - and not so common - queries from GPs and practice managers.

Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on supporting workers with religious beliefs

IT’S not uncommon to be asked by a colleague for healthcare advice or treatment but MDDUS advises leaving this to their own doctor

Medical adviser Dr Roopinder Brar offers practical advice on the rights and responsibilities of estranged parents

Dr Myooran Nathan highlights key issues to consider when making advance decisions around the resuscitation of patients.

Anaesthetist and photographer Jon Williamson shines a light on the pandemic from his own unique angle

Make your personal communication style work for and not against you. Senior risk adviser Liz Price describes how DISC analysis can help

Have you ever considered how “incivility” amongst colleagues can dramatically increase patient safety risks?

...Mrs U phones the clinic several times to have her mole removed but there are never any appointments...

...Mr J was removed from his previous practice for abusive behaviour and is often rude and demanding at his new practice...

...five-year-old Emma is diagnosed with acute otitis media, but two days later her pain and fever worsen and she is taken to A&E...

Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant highlights the importance of training admin and reception teams on key risk topics

Professor Deborah Bowman asks whether hypocrisy is always, and entirely, negative?

Book review by Dr Greg Dollman

First woman to qualify in dentistry in the UK and the first female president of the British Dental Association