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; …
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; …
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 …
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 …
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 …
BMA: 2015 Summary + Update to Guidance for Doctors Read More »
http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e440
http://stemlynsblog.org/gmc-guidance-on-social-media-use-by-doctors-st-emlyns/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/9977548/Max-Pemberton-General-Medical-Council-rules-threaten-doctors-free-speech.html
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
Details regarding doctor’s using anonymity online http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/21833.asp
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
Social media use: practical and ethical guidance for doctors and medical students (downloads a PDF from: BMA Ethics Guidance Website)