MDU podcasts

Join Medico-legal advisers, Dr John Dale Skinner and Dr Sarah Jarvis, together with GP partner, Dr Charlotte Jones as they discuss common challenging scenarios with patients. Topics include types of challenging behaviour, and what may be causing this, grounds for removal from practice lists and the processes to follow.

At the MDU, we know how important reflection is after an adverse event. It can make huge difference to the outcome of a member's case. In this podcast, our head of advisory services Dr Caroline Fryar, medical ethicist and barrister Dr Daniel Sokal, and GP trainee Dr Laura Hulmes, discuss the following points: • what reflection really means• how to begin the process and prepare a reflective statement • how reflecting can make a huge difference in helping to minimise future complaints • how you can ultimately gain insight from your reflections. 

MDU medico-legal advisers Dr Jerard Ross and Dr Udvitha Nandasoma discuss common questions relating to the GMC's new guidance on decision making and consent. 

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many doctors have had to adapt the way they work, and adopt different methods for consulting with patients. Remote consultations are not new but many doctors find themselves relying on them more.  One of the MDU’s medico-legal adviser Dr Edward Farnan, himself a former GP, is joined in discussion with two practitioners who have extensive knowledge of video consultation. Dr Julian Neal, a GP and co-founder and former medical director of Babylon Health and Dr Anshumen Bhagat, a GP and chief medical officer of GPDQ share their experience and tips for successful remote consultations.  In this podcast, they explore the essential skills needed for video consultations, the barriers and possible pitfalls, as well as techniques that have served them well when consulting remotely.

Ophthalmology trainee DR Vidushi Golash and emergency medicine trainee DR Emma Cox are both members of the Healthcare leadership Academy. Here they look at raising concerns within the workplace in order to create a fair and productive environment. 

Dr Ellie Mein is joined by fellow MDU medico-legal advisers Dr Sissy Frank and Dr Edward Farnan. Together they discuss consent and chaperones, looking at the role they play when performing clinical examinations and how to avoid problems and misunderstandings.

Today we’re joined by three of our MDU council members; Dr Paul Riordan-Eva, retired specialist in neuro-ophthalmology and current medico-legal expert and chair of MDU board of management, Dr Alan Middleton, a GP locum and GP medical expert, and Dr Paul Goldsmith, who is a consultant neurologist. Here our three experts discuss the issues around the diagnosis and treatment of migrainous headaches. 

In this podcast, Professor Ashok Handa from the MDU’s cases committee discusses common questions around acute limb ischaemia and its diagnosis, looking at the potential medico-legal issues and what can be done to minimise risk.

Welcome to the MDU podcast! In this episode, our medico-legal advisers Ellie Mein, Sissy Frank and Edward Farnan talk about writing a response to a complaint from a patient. Using a fictional scenario based on real MDU cases, they discuss how to navigate the perils and pitfalls that can surround responding to complaints. Visit https://www.themdu.com/guidance-and-advice for more information. For Q&As from this podcast please visit https://www.themdu.com/guidance-and-advice/podcasts-and-videos/writing-a-complaint-response