Fact sheets

Doctors insured with MIGA have access to a wide range of Fact Sheets which are available from the Members' Area of the website and form part of an exclusive member benefit - Risk Resources.  View a sample.

Fact sheets are available on the following topics:

Complaints review

  • Managing complaints 

Consent procedures

  • Consent
  • Consent to medical procedures for minors
  • Consent - 12 important questions
  • Consent - Patient anaesthesia checklist
  • Consent - Sample checklist for orthopaedics
  • Informed consent checklist
  • Managing risk with chaperones
  • Patient selection

Doctors' health

  • Tips on time management
  • 12 steps to sanity

Drug storage and maintenance

  • Controlled drugs - Storage, documentation and destruction

Infection control

  • Infection control
  • Infection control - Infectious airbourne diseases in the waiting room

Medical records

  • Medical records
  • Medical records checklist
  • Electronic medical records
  • Retention and destruction of records
  • Retention and destruction of records - Scanning of medical records

Medico-legal

  • Patients who won't follow advice
  • Unhappy patients and reimbursement or waiver of fees
  • Medical practitioners mandatory reporting obligations
  • Guide to notification of claims

Office procedures

  • Communication
  • Team communication
  • Terminating the doctor/patient relationship
  • Closing a medical practice

Patient confidentiality / Access to medical records

  • Privacy

Patient follow up process - Abnormal results follow up and tracking systems

  • Follow up
  • Recalls and reminders

Referrals and appointment procedures

  • Referrals and appointment procedures

Unexpected or adverse incidents

  • Unexpected or adverse incidents

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