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MDDUS welcomes government debate on indemnity

MDDUS welcomes today’s planned Westminster Hall debate on GP indemnity costs in England and believes reform is needed to protect patients and healthcare professionals.

  • 15 March 2017
  • Press release

MDDUS urges Lord Chancellor to pause the discount rate change - and advises the Scottish Government to learn from UK mistakes

MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny comments further on the impact on the NHS and individual clinicians in general following the Lord Chancellor’s decision to reduce the discount rate.

  • 10 March 2017
  • Press release

Discount rate announcement threatens higher cost to doctors and dentists

MDDUS vows to explore all options to help members

  • 27 February 2017

MDDUS respond to health questions exchange

MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny comments on the exchange between health secretary Jeremy Hunt and John Pugh MP at health questions today.

  • 07 February 2017
  • Press release

MDDUS seek swift, decisive and joined-up action on government consultation

Responding to today’s launch of the Department of Health’s consultation Introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in Lower Value Clinical Negligence Claims, MDDUS CEO Chris Kenny said:

  • 30 January 2017
  • Press release

Fitness to practise reform vital to reduce stress on dentists

UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS believes patients and dentists will benefit if reform proposals from the General Dental Council are implemented swiftly, fairly and consistently.

  • 26 January 2017
  • Press release

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