18 Jan 2012
| by Dr Peter Mackenzie
delays in primary care relating to surgical conditions, 32% to medical and 18% to obstetrics ...
excisions of skin lesions.
Doctors should ensure that the patient has given full consent and understands ...
's instructions when using cryotherapy, particularly over skin contact times. Prolonged skin contact times can ...
09 Jun 2011
| by Dr Marika Davies
An unusual skin lesion that would previously have required a referral to a specialist can now be photographed in an instant using your mobile phone and sent to a colleague for an instantaneous second opinion ...
of their condition, you must get consent from a person who has legal authority to make decisions on their behalf ...
14 May 2009
Samaritans between two and three times. Fainting was the most common condition attended to (71 cases ...
the respondents provided included diagnosing conditions such as a heart attack or hypoglycaemic fit; providing ...
07 Oct 2010
| by Dr Jacqueline Phillips
Communication Talk to patients about their condition or prognosis even if this difficult or distressing ...
they do not want to know details about their condition or treatment, explain why you think they need ...
30 Sep 2010
| by Dr Emma Cuzner
, which discusses advance care planning and the need to encourage patients with conditions likely ...
it is reasonable to assume they would want those closest to them to be kept informed about their general condition ...
19 Feb 2009
. Whether the employee's depression is the result of an underlying medical condition covered by the DDA ...
on her condition (with the employee's consent, of course). Under the DDA, you would be obliged ...
04 Nov 2010
in his present condition.
On one hand we have the daughter who would like to see her father's health ...
05 Nov 2009
on the patient's medical condition, treatment needs, or workload implications. 3 Removing the patient ...
15 Sep 2011
| by Dr Stephanie Bown
, well-informed patients, having researched their conditions, may challenge you; this can often lead ...
24 Feb 2011
| by Dr Jacqui Phillips
to be an accurate description of the patient's condition/treatment.
If you discover a factual error, you should ...