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Setting Up a Private Clinic: Shared Lessons in Resilience, Strategy, and Survival

14 May 2025

Watch here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/37d5e405-2b4d-44ca-97e0-6dff85b620a9@37ed2e54-6882-4ae5-a4b7-6cef1573c2bc?vod&attendeeId=3afed89b-db8f-4461-86b6-98f53e6b04d2 in collaboration with PRASIS, The Confederation of British Surgery and Ballards LLP This... Read more

An update on informed consent – May 2025

25 Apr 2025

Many clinical negligence claims continue to include allegations relating to the failure to obtain informed consent, following the case of Montgomery [2015][1]. However, recent case law should provide some reassurance to surgeons that a claimant’s inclusion of a consent allegation is no guarantee of their claim... Read more

The ‘refunding of fees’ era – how and when to do it

07 Apr 2025

Over the last five years there has been an increase in the number of refunds that have been given by surgeons to their patients. This is particularly the case in plastic surgery due to the nature of the work that is caried out. What is a refund of fees? In the majority of situations, a refund of fees is agreed in response to a... Read more

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Setting Up a Private Clinic: Shared Lessons in Resilience, Strategy, and Survival

An update on informed consent – May 2025

The ‘refunding of fees’ era – how and when to do it

PRASIS UNDERWRITER, CFC WRITES ON RECORDING CONSULTATIONS

Indemnity: Insurance based cover OR Medical Defence Organisations

STREAMLINING FTP PATIENTS

WHEN TO STOP TREATING A PATIENT

ADVICE ON WHAT TO NOTIFY UNDER YOUR CFC UNDERWRITING POLICY

Digital consent – clinical negligence claims in a changing landscape