Good Medical Practice (2006)

Good Medical Practice - Contents

		Paragraphs
About Good Medical Practice
How Good Medical Practice applies to you
Duties of a doctor
	Good doctors	1
Good clinical care
	Providing good clinical care	2-3
	Supporting self-care	4
	Avoid treating those close to you	5
	Raising concerns about patient safety	6
	Decisions about access to medical care	7-10
	Treatment in emergencies	11
Maintaining good medical practice
	Keeping up to date	12-13
	Maintaining and improving your performance	14
Teaching and training, appraising and assessing		15-19
Relationships with patients
	The doctor-patient partnership	20-21
	Good communication	22-23
	Children and young people	24-28
	Relatives, carers and partners	29
	Being open and honest with patients if things go wrong	30-31
	Maintaining trust in the profession	32-35
	Consent	36
	Confidentiality	37
	Ending your professional relationship with a patient	38-40
Working with colleagues
	Working in teams	41-42
	Conduct and performance of colleagues	43-45
	Respect for colleagues	46-47
	Arranging cover	48
	Taking up and ending appointments	49
	Sharing information with colleagues	50-53
	Delegation and referral	54-55
Probity
	Being honest and trustworthy	56-59
	Providing and publishing information about your services	60-62
	Writing reports and CVs, giving evidence and signing documents	63-69
	Research	70-71
	Financial and commercial dealings	72-73
	Conflicts of interest	74-76
Health		77-79