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Discount rate change in Scotland will further increase legal costs
THE Scottish Government has announced its intention to follow the decision made in England by the Lord Chancellor to cut the discount rate applied to personal injury claims from 2.5 to -0.75 per cent. This will result in an increase in the size of compensation payments, leading to significant new costs for the NHS in Scotland and medical defence organisations (MDOs), such as MDDUS.
MDDUS input on new GMC indemnity guidance
MDDUS is pleased the GMC has addressed concerns on how "adequate and appropriate indemnity and insurance" is interpreted as part of new updated guidance.
MDDUS launches new mission statement and brand values
MDDUS has launched a new mission statement and set out its brand values after an extensive consultation involving staff, the Board and a membership survey and working group.
Sign up for new risk webinars
Find out more about managing incapacity in adults, the new NHS Scotland complaints handling procedure and the use of chaperones in the latest MDDUS risk management webinars.
Insight Spring Q1 2017 puzzle solution
Solution to Insight Spring Q1 2017 crossword puzzle
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We have responded to a @GDC consultation on its updated guidance for the Interim Orders Committee. Read more:… https://t.co/RCycoYR2TH
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RT @DutyToCare1: Thank you @MDDUS_News for this fantastic awareness raising article #dutytocare #mentalhealth #wellbeing #support #ournhs
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.@TheBMA has published survey results around junior doctor wellbeing. The findings reveal that more than half do no… https://t.co/uRsqrxE1hk
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The final article in this issue of Insight Secondary magazine is ‘Hard choices – on difficult decisions’, where Pro… https://t.co/UcZqZYsQbV
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‘Support in a time of crisis’ in this issue of Insight Secondary magazine is an article from @DutyToCare1, a free s… https://t.co/AZNEYE4MzH
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In the article ‘Altering clinical records – do’s and don'ts’ from MDDUS risk adviser Alan Frame, he looks at how cl… https://t.co/ph8G69YAM9
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Member feedback for our colleague, Susan Willatt, dental adviser at MDDUS. ‘I received the email from GDC that they… https://t.co/0JhHm8wOe0
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article ‘Frank and fearless’, @ResearchET (Allan Gaw) looks at the life of Jane E… https://t.co/OuRjrXdSna
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#TimeToTalkDay encourages people to make space for conversations around mental health. Within MDDUS, we have a g… https://t.co/6PvKAMSpvZ
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The @GDC_UK has published a position statement on the registration requirements for oral and maxillofacial surgeons… https://t.co/6fGWL5LZw3
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The viewpoint article ‘A place of acceptance’ by MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr @GordonMcDavid, offers a personal pe… https://t.co/ba9nhNIPjX
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article ‘The surprising history of medical defence’, Allan Gaw (@ResearchET) reco… https://t.co/9EkMbLDZ3m
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In our latest survey, three in four junior doctors said they had experienced burnout at work, with 39% saying lack… https://t.co/4Nl1sMkSTd
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Our advice case file ‘Post-incident meeting’ involves a doctor who was sent a letter by her hospital trust requesti… https://t.co/4iq0olUpPU
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The claim case file in Insight Secondary is ‘Gut pain’ and relates to a letter of claim received by a doctor that h… https://t.co/SYtunfPCaX
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In Insight Secondary, the complaint case file ‘Wrong email attachment’ concerns a consultant dermatologist who real… https://t.co/zFrC4OTcJs
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Member feedback for our MDDUS colleagues Lucy Yates, solicitor and Greg Dollman, medical adviser. ‘Thank you very m… https://t.co/Ko2JnnKCcY
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In the Insight Secondary magazine article, ‘Are you delegating safely?’, MDDUS risk adviser @lou_kay highlights how… https://t.co/GskVEMNuCC
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Doctors across the UK are being reminded to practise good record keeping to prevent professional difficulties whils… https://t.co/0riDMGa6mQ
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Jim Killgore is the publications editor at MDDUS and his latest Insight Secondary magazine article ‘Virtual wards i… https://t.co/7YWmkTdY88
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