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Current Issue, 2026, issue 1
An MDU member had a disagreement with a local pharmacist after he wrote a private prescription for his wife, so he approached the MDU for advice.
Discover how artificial intelligence is changing the face of clinical practice with this on-demand webinar.
Bansari Patel explores the influence of anxiety on complaints - inspired by one member's research into music's ability to reduce its impact.
To help you learn and develop, we've launched four new e-learning modules around the concept of capacity.
In focus
A subject access request can sometimes involve patient information shared with your defence organisation. Here’s our advice on what to include - and what to redact.
"Medicine is learned by the bedside and not in the classroom" - William Osler¹
Clinical negligence claims cost the NHS more than £350,000 an hour. The government must get a grip on this crisis if it wants to maximise resources for frontline care.
Too often, the impact stalking has on its victims is diminished, misunderstood, or minimised. For medical professionals in particular, assumptions about resilience or seniority can make it harder to be believed or supported.
Stalking
"What followed was a gradual but relentless pattern of unwanted contact, waiting outside the member’s home and following her on exercise tracking apps."