What are unlicensed medications? The GMC’s guidance on good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices at paragraph 103(1) states that ‘the term ‘unlicensed medicine’ is used to describe medicines, which are used outside the terms of their UK licence or that have no licence for use in the UK. Unlicensed medicines are commonly […]
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 ›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 […]
Read more ›The GMC requires doctors to “reflect regularly on their standards of medical practice” and is a critical element in your revalidation journey. You will also be encouraged to reflect for your appraisal, assessment of critical incidents, PDPs and educational portfolios. It is important that reflective practice is a genuine useful exercise. Each piece of reflective practice […]
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