Notice board

Compensation reform will lead to significant legal cost rise in England

THE Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, has today announced a cut to the discount rate applied to personal injury claims from 2.5 per cent to minus 0.75 per cent. The effect will be an increase in the size of compensation payments, leading to significant new costs for the NHS and medical defence organisations (MDOs), such as MDDUS.

• 28 February 2017

Advice line there to be used

MDDUS is keen to dispel the myth that contacting its advice line impacts on the subscription rates members pay.

• 24 February 2017

MDDUS defends doctors in debate on litigation costs

MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny has moved to defend GPs following claims by the health secretary that safer care was "the only way" to reduce spiralling litigation costs.

• 24 February 2017

MDDUS welcomes consultation on capping legal costs

MDDUS has welcomed the announcement of a government consultation on capping excessive legal costs in clinical negligence claims up to £25,000.

• 30 January 2017

Webinar for GP trainees – maintaining good medical practice

TRAINEE GPs are invited to join medical and risk adviser Dr Gail Gilmartin for a one-hour webinar on maintaining good medical practice.

• 30 January 2017

GPs working in minor surgery

MDDUS will extend the benefits of GP membership to include minor surgery where it accounts for less than 50 per cent of a member’s clinical time and where it is provided to NHS patients.

• 30 January 2017

Bleak Practice – episode 4

THE fourth episode in our popular video learning module Bleak Practice is now available to MDDUS members.

• 27 January 2017

Dental regulation reform - a response

MDDUS believes patients and dentists will benefit if reform proposals from the General Dental Council are implemented swiftly, fairly and consistently.

• 27 January 2017