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Key considerations in the new firearms licensing guidance
Time to read article: 4 mins
The new guidance for firearms licensing, including arrangements for medical checks for firearm certificates, came into effect in November last year in England and Wales, and on 31 January this year in Scotland. Ceylan Simsek, Case Manager, and Dr Karen Ellison, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, discuss the key considerations for GPs
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Articles and features
11/03/2022
Commentary: A case of wrongful conception
Commentary: A case of wrongful conception
Time to read article: 4 mins
Dr Beth Walker, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, analyses a recent case and looks at what it means for clinicians
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GMC progress on equality targets welcome, but more action needed
Time to read article: 1 mins
Medical Protection welcomes the GMC progress on equality targets, but says more is action needed as 2026 target looms.
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Articles and features
08/03/2022
Providing support to refugee healthcare workers
Providing support to refugee healthcare workers
Time to read article: 2 mins
Medical Protection is proud to support the excellent work of a not-for-profit organisation in the north-west of England. Find out about REACHE North West and its work to help refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals get ready for the NHS
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GMC report on doctors who have died while under investigation welcomed
Time to read article: 2 mins
MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety and clinician wellbeing
Time to read article: 3 mins
Medical Protection Society (MPS) has today launched the MPS Foundation; a new, global, not-for-profit research initiative to help shape the future of patient safety through the funding of ambitious research.
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Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK
Time to read article: 2 mins
Non-therapeutic circumcision of male children is carried out for religious or ritual reasons and is generally not available on the NHS.1 There is also a significant issue related to the appropriateness of the facilities in which the operation is carried out and a lack of formal training and certification in circumcision.
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Additional GMC guidance welcomed
Time to read article: 1 mins
The GMC has issued additional guidance to support case handlers in considering the specific Covid-19 circumstances when assessing a complaint against a doctor.
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Can I provide advice or prescribe medication to family and friends?
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at this increasingly common dilemma
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