The Use of Video Conferencing in a Healthcare Setting
Video conferencing (VC) allows two or more locations to connect to each other by using real-time two-way video and audio transmission. The use of this type of technology has grown rapidly over the past 15…
Categories : Articles, Dentistry, News, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pain, Spinal surgery, Trauma and orthopaedics
Read more CRPS Webinar: 14th May
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): psychological or physical? Exploring the medicolegal challenges Invitation to a complimentary webinar - Thursday 14 May 2020 at 2.30pm Dr Chris Jenner, MB BS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, leading pain expert and experienced…
Read more Barriers to Achieving the Duty of Candour
This is the third in a series of four articles on The Francis Report and its impact. We have explored the background to the report and how health providers achieve the duty of candour. This article…
Categories : Articles, Thought Leadership
Read more What Does an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon do?
Consultants in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the mouth, jaw, face and neck. Uniquely among the surgical specialties in the UK, OMFS surgeons are qualified in…
Categories : Articles, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Read more The Medicolegal Challenges of Fibromyalgia
Although fibromyalgia (FM) is now widely accepted, there is still no definitive diagnostic test for the condition and the causes are not yet fully understood. Therefore, the condition presents several challenges in the medicolegal field.…
Read more Experts available via video conference consultations
In the interest of claimant safety and to comply with the COVID-19 guidelines from the government, all of our medical consultations will be conducted by video conference using technology to connect our experts with claimants…
Read more Achieving the Duty of Candour
This is the second in a series of four articles on The Francis Report and its impact. We have explored the background to the report in our first article and here we discuss how health providers…
Read more New expert joins Medicolegal Partners
Mr Zaid Sadiq We are delighted to announce that Mr Zaid Sadiq, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Head/Neck Surgeon has joined our team of expert witnesses. Mr Sadiq currently works at the Queen Victoria Hospital, and…
Read more Medicolegal liability in intensive care
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex environment and the patients being treated in it often have complicated needs that require invasive and potentially dangerous interventions. Therefore, it is not perhaps surprising that adverse…
Read more Limb Salvage vs Amputation
A badly damaged limb with a complex fracture is one of the most challenging situations for an orthopaedic surgeon. Many patients who present with such injuries are young people of working age, for whom the…
Read more