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Staff problems after lockdown

First published in Independent Practitioner Today in June 2021 Doctor employers face ongoing staff management challenges as lockdown restrictions ease. Lucy Miles and Isobel Davis highlight some areas needing consideration.  Managing holiday requests Holidays within the UK are now permitted and international leisure travel may be allowed to resume this summer.  Employers… Read More

Keep it legal – informed consent

Montgomery five years on: how has the landscape changed for medical practitioners First published in Independent Practitioner Today in June 2019 In 2015 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire HA [2015] and effectively changed the understood legal definition of informed consent. The doctor who… Read More