Tag Archive for 'MPS'

How to write a report

Photo by Special Collections Writing reports shouldn’t be a daunting task, says MPS Claims Manager Hilary Steele. Here is everything you need to know. At some stage in your career, you are likely to be required to write a report following an adverse incident. An incident can be investigated in many different ways. For example, [...]

Medical Student in the UK with a blog? Read the new GMC guidance…

The GMC poses a question to doctors across the UK in its web pages here. Can you film patients without telling them? Well the answer is, of course a resounding no, and even more so in a number of simple scenarios and clinical situations which are covered by the new guidelines on the making of [...]

The importance of a good handover between doctors

The reality is simple. Poor handovers create discontinuities in care that can lead to adverse events and subsequent litigation. Poor handovers are associated with delayed diagnosis, medication errors, inaccurate diagnosis and increased length of stay. A New Zealand study of clinical handovers in a tertiary hospital found that the majority of house officers encountered a [...]

Introducing the Medical Protection Society

Medical Educator is pleased to be sponsored by the Medical Protection Society (MPS), to improve the media content on our website, and help support developments to assist medical students in their revision. A valuable source of information for doctors and students MPS is not just a sponsor for Medical Educator, but a valuable source of [...]