GMC| Remote prescribing Guidance
The key points are [1] consent [2] adequate assessment including consideration of access to previous records, modality of communication, need for physical examination. The GMC guidance is given as; …
Web Guidance
Website guidance
2012 Guidance about requirements a website must adhere to (not all relevant to Cld.Ht); Company Information Web Accessibility and the Disability Discrimination Act The Data Protection Act Consumer Protection (Distance …
BMA Guidance on Advertising
The BMA quotes the GMC guidance on advertising and elaborates with details (follow link) Doctors may advertise their services, for example on the internet, in formal advertisements in newspapers or …
BMA: 2015 Summary + Update to Guidance for Doctors
The potential pitfalls of social media that the BMA identifies are; Patient confidentiality violations. ref(1) Use of discriminatory & profane language. ref(1) Depictions of intoxication and illicit substance …
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Margaret McCartnery’s Commentry: How much of a social media profile can doctors have? | The BMJ
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e440
St Emlyn’s Commentary: GMC Guidance on social media use by doctors.
http://stemlynsblog.org/gmc-guidance-on-social-media-use-by-doctors-st-emlyns/
Max Pemberton’s Commentary: General Medical Council rules threaten doctors’ free speech – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/9977548/Max-Pemberton-General-Medical-Council-rules-threaten-doctors-free-speech.html
RCGP guidance on Social media
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=ZPiYVYOQK-qj7Ab-gbqYAw&url=http://www.rcgp.org.uk/~/media/files/policy/a-z-policy/rcgp-social-media-highway-code.ashx&ved=0CDQQFjAH&usg=AFQjCNG2agW6DILDR6MKQnyAs65KYNAkdg&sig2=LQFrD872L3B76l9gqlJyjw
GMC | Doctors’ use of social media
Details regarding doctor’s using anonymity online http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/21833.asp
GMC | Social media: what does it mean for you?
2014 Summary and Opinion by Craig MacLean, Deputy Chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) Scottish Medical Students’ Committee. http://www.gmc-uk.org/information_for_you/11851.asp
BMA Guidance on Social Media
Social media use: practical and ethical guidance for doctors and medical students (downloads a PDF from: BMA Ethics Guidance Website)
