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G Panting

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Healthcare regulation in the UK (part one).

Since New Labour came to power in the United Kingdom in 1997, health care and the National Health Service in particular have never strayed far from the top of the political agenda with the Government promising a more patient-centred health service and greater accountability for both hospitals and individual healthcare practitioners.

Government Regulation↗

How to avoid being sued in clinical practice.

Challenges to clinical management are a fact of professional life. Every doctor must expect to become embroiled in complaints and claims from time to time and be prepared to justify why they managed a particular case in the way that they did. Good medical practice is defensible practice, which depends upon staying within the limits of your own expertise, keeping up to date and conducting audit, ensuring your administration is effective and that patients are not allowed to slip through the net, that you communicate effectively with patients, their carers and colleagues, and that medical records recall all salient facts relating to the patient. If things go wrong, be open, investigate the facts, explain the situation fully to the patient, and do not be afraid to apologise.

Communication↗