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Indemnity reform - another missed opportunity

Following today’s announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care launching a consultation on the regulation of clinical negligence indemnity cover, MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny said:

  • 06 December 2018
  • Press release

Good complaints handling less stressful for dentists and more transparent for patients

Dental defence organisation MDDUS is proud to be one of 28 leading dental sector bodies who have jointly developed a new profession-wide complaints handling initiative.

  • 29 November 2018
  • Press release

State-backed indemnity - key commitments still missing

Vaughan Gething AM, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services announced today that the Welsh Government plan to implement a state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in Wales, similar to that planned for England.

  • 15 November 2018
  • Press release

Occurrence-based cover required for winter indemnity scheme

MDDUS is pleased to confirm they have again been commissioned by NHS England to provide indemnity to enable its members to undertake additional sessions to address the pressures on out-of-hours providers and urgent care settings over the coming winter period.

  • 27 September 2018
  • Press release

MDDUS welcomes clarity of new GMC reflective practice guidance

MDDUS welcomes today’s publication of the new GMC guidance The reflective practitioner to support doctors and medical students with reflection.

  • 12 September 2018
  • Press release

MDDUS seeks reintroduction of legal aid to reduce litigation costs and ease burden on legal system

MDDUS is urging the government to reintroduce legal aid for more categories of clinical negligence claims as a central part of wider reform to maintain access to justice for the most vulnerable claimants whilst reducing the burden on the NHS and court system of unjustified claims.

  • 24 August 2018
  • Press release

HSSI Bill

MDDUS today welcomed an influential call for the Government to reconsider allowing NHS trusts and foundation trusts to conduct internal “safe space” investigations.

  • 02 August 2018
  • News

Dental care professionals should be aware of CPD changes

MDDUS is reminding dental care professionals (DCPs) to ensure they are aware of changes to the CPD cycle that focuses on quality of CPD rather than quantity.

  • 26 July 2018
  • Press release

MDDUS annual report sets new benchmark of transparency

Medical defence organisation MDDUS is reporting yet another year of growth with significant increases in GP, hospital doctor and dental membership.

  • 12 July 2018
  • Press release

MDDUS dental membership continues to rise

Dental defence organisation MDDUS is reporting yet another year of growth with dental membership increasing by 30% in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2017.

  • 12 July 2018
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29 Mar 2023

Pleased to be featured in @ReviewDental today encouraging dental registrants to respond to the latest @GDC_UK consu… https://t.co/JbqF3P22mJ

29 Mar 2023

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28 Mar 2023

The @GDC_UK has today launched a consultation on its professional indemnity and insurance guidance document. We ar… https://t.co/cbet0Fir0O

28 Mar 2023

Our Call log section in Insight Primary magazine is based on actual calls made to MDDUS advisers from GPs and pract… https://t.co/n2QbWSPuht

27 Mar 2023

In Insight Primary, HR and employment adviser Liz Symon looks at whether struggling practices are obliged to give s… https://t.co/6sitjyPZxu

24 Mar 2023

Here's some helpful advice for managers so you can support employees and colleagues who may be observing #Ramadan… https://t.co/dVYBxga9uS

24 Mar 2023

Member feedback for our colleague Daryl Tollervey. ‘You provided much reassurance as well as securing excellent bar… https://t.co/aISNFK0fiy

24 Mar 2023

In the article ‘Making “new normal” the norm’, @lizprice_risk, Head of Training, CPD and Risk Advisory Services at… https://t.co/zmiKSfMqsW

23 Mar 2023

The new Insight Primary magazine feature ‘Rediscovering the joy of general practice’ looks at an innovative scheme… https://t.co/c1cfhhpbIu

22 Mar 2023

Congrats to @amateuradam on his BAFTA nomination for This is Going to Hurt - an honest depiction of life as a junio… https://t.co/FLiT3hsik7

22 Mar 2023

📸 Thanks to our member GP Dr Peter Davies who shared this picture of Wainhouse Tower, Halifax, at sunset. We want… https://t.co/7TR2oNr8RQ

22 Mar 2023

Today marks the first day of Ramadan. We wish all our members and colleagues participating across the UK… https://t.co/wzLHqk0IlA

22 Mar 2023

Pleased to have published the first Insight Primary magazine of 2023. With articles including ‘Rediscovering the jo… https://t.co/uhfTUsyzrH

22 Mar 2023

To be held on Thursday, 30 March, ‘Leadership: Recognising and managing team conflict to reduce risk and improve ef… https://t.co/b8r3vZWAom

21 Mar 2023

With weight loss tourism in the headlines, members often ask what their responsibilities are when patients have tre… https://t.co/8Mf09QpFez

21 Mar 2023

RT @rogerbloor: @MDDUS_News @ByLeavesWeLive Thanks to @MDDUS_News and @ByLeavesWeLive for selecting my poem and for co-sponsoring such a wo…

21 Mar 2023

On #WorldPoetryDay, we are sharing a poem by @RogerBloor from Tools of the Trade - a @ByLeavesWeLive initiative we… https://t.co/e2uB7GN5HP

17 Mar 2023

Member feedback for Clare Pearce, solicitor and her colleagues at MDDUS. ‘I went with MDDUS and have never looked b… https://t.co/DQydjue83q

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