Notice board

MDDUS sees sustained growth in 2014

MDDUS saw a 9.4 per cent increase in total active membership in 2014 and as of mid-June 2015 that number was just short of 40,000.

• 27 August 2015

MDDUS Student Facebook competition

CALLING all medical and dental students – “like” our MDDUS Student Facebook page and you will be entered into our FREE prize draw to win £50 of iTunes vouchers.

• 25 August 2015

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the One Hundred and Twelfth Annual General Meeting of The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland will be held at 10.30 am on Friday 18 September 2015.

• 25 August 2015

Dental complaints handling – interactive module for members

MDDUS members can now build their knowledge of dental complaints handling with a new interactive module from our Risk Management team.

• 21 August 2015

GP risk toolbox offers browsable resources

RESOURCES to help GPs and practice staff manage risk can now be browsed on the MDDUS website by topic.

• 21 August 2015

New NHS Scotland scheme to reduce dental costs

A NEW initiative run by NHS Scotland aims to reduce costs for practices.

• 21 August 2015

MDDUS Risk Bites podcasts – episode 3 now online

THE latest instalment of the MDDUS Risk Bites podcast series is now online.

• 21 August 2015

New law on remote prescribing

MEMBERS are reminded that a new EU law came into effect on 1 July 2015 requiring doctors to prescribe only drugs that are licensed for use where the patient lives – for example, when they are prescribing drugs via online consultations.

• 30 July 2015

Indemnity for nurses in general practice – England, Wales and Northern Ireland

MDDUS is changing the way that we provide indemnity for some nurses and other clinical employees in General Practice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The changes will provide greater certainty for all employed nurses, whilst ensuring that subscriptions are fairer for all our members.

• 29 July 2015

New risk videos on consent

ISSUES around consent are the focus of the latest video presentations from MDDUS Risk Management.

• 30 June 2015