A helping hand: supporting a colleague through a GMC investigation
When a doctor in his department was referred to the GMC, Dr Anand Kanani was determined to do what he could to support his colleague.
Autumn Winter 2024
Autumn Winter 2024
Autumn Winter 2024
In focus
Medico-legal dilemmas
Treating patients in the backs of ambulances
"What are the medico-legal considerations if I’m asked to assess patients waiting outside hospital in ambulances?"
Medico-legal dilemmas
Assessing capacity to write a will
A recently qualified GP member called the MDU's medico-legal helpline for advice about a home visit to assess a patient’s capacity to write a new will.
Medico-legal dilemmas
When a healthy person wants a DNACPR
What should you do when a healthy patient asks you to fill out a DNACPR form?
Leader
Through thick and thin: 140 years of doctors supporting doctors
We are stronger when we work together, says MDU chief exec Dr Matthew Lee, as he looks at how the MDU's history helps shape its future.
Interview
Feature
Addressing the effects of domestic abuse on healthcare workers
Experiencing domestic abuse can have profound and far-reaching effects on anyone. But when the victim is a doctor, there are additional layers of complexity and difficulty.
Case study
Case study
Vaginal mesh implant claim defended
A judge dismissed a patient's claim against an MDU consultant gynaecologist member after finding that informed consent had been obtained for a vaginal mesh implant procedure.