Article

Viewpoint: Mental health - leading by example

Insight editor and senior medico-legal adviser Dr Greg Dollman talks about the importance of taking the time to reflect on our own mental health while also providing support and care to others.

Article

Call log

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

Article

Risk: Providing incident statements and reports

Senior risk adviser Liz Price offers advice on how to mitigate risk when involved in incident investigations.

Article

Practice management: Menopause and the workplace

Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on supporting employees experiencing menopause

Article

Finding PPE that's fit for all

PROTECTIVE gowns, masks and visors have become synonymous with the Covid-19 pandemic, but as many healthcare providers discovered – PPE is not usually created with everyone in mind.

Article

Pitfalls in assessing fever in children

Dr Guy Krauth highlights commons pitfalls in assessing febrile children and offers practical advice to avoid them.

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Lowering the temperature in hostile patient encounters

Risk adviser Alan Frame offers advice on dealing with aggressive and violent patients

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Innovation: Getting at healthcare data "locked" in NHS records

Jim Killgore explores the potential benefits of a new AI system designed to “read” electronic health records

Article

The defiant doctor - the case of Dr Bonham

Allan Gaw explores the landmark court case of Dr Thomas Bonham, whose challenge to parliamentary sovereignty is as relevant today as it was 400 years ago

Case study

Case study: Earache assessed remotely

...Dr J tells Mrs P there is no need to see Zach face to face as this would not change the treatment being offered...

Case study

Case study: Mind your language

...Ms G says the comment made her feel very self-conscious and uncomfortable...

Case study

Case study: Missed meningitis

...the GP is accused of clinical negligence in his failure to diagnose and refer the child for suspected meningitis...

Article

Dilemma: Alleged prescription fraud

Medico-legal adviser Dr Myooran Nathan offers advice on responding to an accusation that a patient is selling prescription medicine.

Article

Ethics: On broken teapots and “holding” to account

Professor Deborah Bowman considers the case of a broken teapot and what it means to be accountable for one’s mistakes.

Article

Book choice: Many different kinds of love - A story of life, death and the NHS

Book review by Dr Greg Dollman

Article

Vignette: Innes Hope Pearse (1889-1978)

Co-founder of the Peckham Experiment that studied health in a social context

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