Gordon McDavid

Working in medical and legal worlds in Scotland. Doctor, now medicolegal adviser. Views my own. LinkedIn:

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

💥 NHS STAFF 💥

Please consider signing this open letter to @VictoriaAtkins & @AmandaPritchard at @NHSEngland expressing your dismay at their extraordinary decision to cut @NHSPracHealth funding for hospital staff.

Please share widely 🙏

Letter here:

https://t.co/jLlh8ejXpu

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

@MDDUS_CEO @Dr_Rach_P @HealthRegLawyer @cml_smith @DrEilidhMaria Totally agree. The MLA role is great way to use skills learned as a doctor to support colleagues going through, often extremely stressful, legal processes

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

🚨Rare opportunity for doctors interested in a medico-legal career 🚨

Get in touch if anyone would like more info @MDDUS_News

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[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

24 days of hairy upper lippedness- please sponsor me! Raising for mental health and suicide prevention #movember Thank you 🥸

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[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

Dr Richard Brittain, medical and underwriting adviser at MDDUS offers answers to some of the key questions commonly asked by locum doctors. You can read Dr Brittain’s full article by clicking here: https://t.co/UaCu3FlGVQ

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

@DrChrisWilliams Thank you @DrChrisWilliams - I agree, useful and insightful discussions this morning. Lots to be done and it’s good to hear motivation for change from a wide variety of sources #ScotlandPolicy @MDDUS_News

[NHS Practitioner Health @NHSPracHealth]

Asking for help is often the hardest part but please don’t suffer in silence – we are here for you. Look after and keep an eye out for each other out there.

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[NHS Practitioner Health @NHSPracHealth]

At Practitioner Health we are well aware of the tragic death of Dr Gail Milligan, the very sad circumstances surrounding it and its impact on the profession. Our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and all those close to her. 1/

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

“@GordonMcDavid, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your colleagues - your calm professionalism really helped at a difficult time.” MDDUS member, Falkirk, May 2022

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

🚗🚙 Law now permitting delegation so that other healthcare professionals can complete DVLA forms, not just doctors. Quite right! 🚘 https://t.co/m3615AMsDd

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

How do you deal with a junior colleague bad mouthing a senior?

Medico-legal adviser Dr @GordonMcDavid spoke to @AdeleWatersRx @bmj_latest about how he'd tackle the situation

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

🎾Nick Kyrgios and Stefanos Tsitsapis were fined for swearing and poor conduct during their fiery clash at #Wimbledon over the weekend.

🤬But is it ever okay to swear at work?

⚖️HR and Employment Law Adviser @missismonty shares her advice for healthcare professionals.

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

Great idea - provided training is provided, and access to the information needed https://t.co/WWmPSQTdNA

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

Our colleagues are taking part in a May Miles challenge to reap the physical and mental health benefits of being more active.

So far, over 3,550 miles have been achieved, with many people choosing to take scenic walks together.
#NationalWalkingMonth #WalkThisMay

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

An important consultation to contribute to, setting the foundation for the GMC’s standards of medical practice, which are also used in assessing a doctor’s fitness to practise should a complaint be made

[GMC @gmcuk]

Today we've opened a consultation on #GoodMedicalPractice – the standards of professional behaviour & patient care expected from all medical professionals we regulate. Your views will shape the future of these standards & support the care we all receive. https://t.co/2g2ml3DHGF

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

Find out more about our recent MDDUS survey on @GPonlinenews. Please just click the link to read: https://t.co/hEHKa93R82

[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

Three out of four family doctors have faced an increase in verbal abuse or aggression from their patients, leading to a huge increase in work-related stress, a new MDDUS survey reveals. Our @MDDUS_CEO Chris Kenny comments.

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

@MDDUS_News survey showing just how hard it is working in the health service at the moment. Policy makers and regulators need to realise this, and to act. #health #covid #covidimpact #nhs #mddus @TheScotsman. https://t.co/5Uepgu5kkw

[Gordon McDavid @GordonMcDavid]

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[MDDUS @MDDUS_News]

Today, we've published our Annual Report for 2020, which reveals that, in "a year like no other" through our members' eyes, record numbers of doctors and dentists turned to MDDUS for crisis support and advice during the pandemic

View full details here: https://t.co/DKYyMgi99a