Advice Note for Junior Doctors Junior doctors in England are planning to take Industrial Action in the form of a 72-hour full walkout in March 2023. The proposed action will be taking place between 6:59 AM on 13 March 2023 to 6:59 AM on 16 March 2023. MDS has produced this guidance to advise junior […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X contacted MDS to get advice in relation to breaching patient confidentiality when patient and public safety was at risk. Dr X informed us that one of his patient who was admitted to hospital due to alcohol abuse, had a Shotgun license. The patient also had a history of alcohol abuse. The […]
Read more ›Please refer to our ‘useful notes’ located at the bottom of the page should you require further clarity. If you received a request to submit a statement in relation to a ‘patient complaint’ please provide us with the following: 1. Details of who is requesting this statement (your Trust legal team, PALS, your Clinical Director, […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr A contacted the employment team with a query over their pay. During an annual financial check, it was brought to the Dr’s attention that they may not be on the right salary scale. It appeared that this potential underpayment dated back to 2008 and had affected their salary to date. In addition, […]
Read more ›CASE STUDY Dr X is a specialist trainee in Trauma and Orthopaedics. They reviewed an older patient in the Emergency Department referred with a hip fracture following a fall on returning home from regular dialysis. The patient was also being treated for heart failure. Dr X reviewed the patient and after discussion with the Orthopeadic […]
Read more ›Background Information If concerns are raised about a doctor, it is up to the Trust to consider these concerns and decide how they should be managed. If the concerns are serious enough to warrant investigation, the Trust will then need to consider whether they need to impose restrictions on the doctor whilst they investigate the […]
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