Articles for tag: documentation, forensic, forensic psychiatry, standards

Higher level documentation practices in forensic psychiatry

Previously covered were the generalities of ‘documentation‘ and the extraction of four key principles: clarity, context, clinical reasoning, and patient engagement. This article aims to get into the actual nuts and bolts of documentation. Good documentation is not for the sake of ‘showing good documentation’. Good documentation is inseparable from providing high quality care. NHS …

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Forensic psychiatry and other areas of medical practice

Comparing forensic psychiatry with other areas of medical practice may seem a strange thing to do. This article is stimulated by reflection upon the author’s appraisals by the following appraisers: breast surgeon, haematologist, psychiatrists, anaesthetist. The appraisals have all been of good quality. The author of this post has been trained as appraiser as well. …

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