Medico-legal Booklets for Doctors in Practice
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Medical Records
Find answers to your questions about how to create good quality medical records and deal with issues surrounding medical documentation including:
- releasing of medical records to third parties
- secure storage of personal information
- the retention and destruction of of medical records.
Download the medico-legal booklet here.
Responding to Complaints in Your Medical Practice
Complaints play a part in most professionals’ lives, albeit not a welcome part. It has been estimated that about one in twenty doctors receive a formal written complaint each year, and countless others will know of a grievance or other expression of dissatisfaction within their practices.
Download the medico-legal booklet here.
01 Oct 2019
How to Respond to a Complaint
Even a complaint that may seem trivial is important to the patient. MDA national Medico-legal Adviser and practicing GP, Dr Jane Deacon, discusses how to respond to a complaint.
11 Apr 2019
Top Tips and Medico-legal Mistakes Part 1
MDA National Executive Professional Services Manager and GP, Dr Sara Bird, explains how to be better prepared and avoid common medico-legal mistakes.
11 Apr 2019
