GP Articles
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Breakdown of doctor-patient relationship
Please click below to read an article by Dee Duffy, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in Forum on the breakdown of a doctor-patient relationship: Download as a PDF
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GDPR – Erasure Requests
Please click below to read an article by Sile O’Dowd, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in Forum on erasure requests under GDPR: Download as a PDF
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Court – Giving evidence in Court (Forum article)
Please click below to read an article by Dee Duffy, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in Forum on giving evidence in Court. Download as a PDF
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Patient safety incidents – supporting clinicians
Please click below to read an article by Julie Price, Consultant Clinical Risk Advisor to Medisec published in the Medical Independent on the toll that patient safety incidents can have on clinicians and what can be done to support them. Download as a PDF
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Driving – Certifying patients as Fit to Drive – a GP’s role
Please click below to read an article by Niamh Gallagher, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in GP Forum Magazine on the GP’s role in certifying patients as Fit to Drive. Download as a PDF
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Records responding to requests for patient information
Please click below to read an article by Claire Cregan, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on responding to requests for patient information: Download as a PDF
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Chaperones Article
Please click below to read an article by Suzanne Creed, Clinical Risk Advisor at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on chaperones for intimate examinations: Download as a PDF
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Evie Toombes case article
Please click below to read an article by Stephen O’Leary, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the Medical Independent on the Evie Toombes case: Download as a PDF
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Involuntary admissions – clarifying the GP’s role article
Please click below to read an article by Stephen O’Leary, Legal Counsel at Medisec published in the January edition of GP Forum Magazine on the clarifying the GP’s role for involuntary admissions under the Mental Health Act. Download as a PDF