We’re on your side – on good days and in tough times
Whether you are taking an FY3, or an IMG gaining NHS experience, our empathetic team are here to provide expert medical indemnity for doctors.
MDDUS membership goes beyond NHS indemnity to provide reassurance and peace of mind throughout your career.
We provide defence, protection and support where NHS indemnity won’t.
Professional indemnity support for doctors like you
The UK’s largest in-house legal and advisory team. Every case is handled by a dedicated medico‑legal adviser working alongside a specialist lawyer, ensuring consistent guidance from start to finish.
If you face a complaint or GMC investigation, you’ll receive comprehensive indemnity cover for doctors with support and representation from leading experts.
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Junior Clinical Fellow membership for only £35
Trust Grade membership for only £80
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Apply nowBenefits of MDDUS professional medical indemnity
Your membership package includes all of the below services as standard.
Immediate, expert responses
92% of doctors receive a substantive response within 24 hours; all cases are responded to within our four-day service-level commitment.
Genuine medico-legal experts
When you call, you’ll get through to a medico-legal expert immediately. Cases are never handled by scripted call-centre advisers.
Access to wellbeing support
HA | Wisdom Wellbeing is our 24/7 confidential support service, so you have someone to talk to whenever you need.
More than a membership number
To be the subject of a complaint is extremely stressful and we pride ourselves on the personal and empathetic approach of our in-house team.
Training and CPD
Access to a wide range of learning resources and training materials developed by our in-house experts.
Proactive risk management
✓ Safeguard patient safety✓ Protect your reputation
✓ Maintain high-quality care.
About MDDUS medical indemnity for doctors
We're a mutual, not-for-profit defence organisation founded by and for healthcare professionals. We're proud of our heritage and have been supporting our members since 1902.
Who?
Who?
We offer access to professionally trained advisers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and legal support and indemnity against claims of negligence.
What?
What?
We exist to support and protect healthcare professionals throughout their career.
Why?
Why?
MDDUS was established in 1902 by a group of doctors and dentists concerned by an increasing number of clinical negligence cases being pursued in the courts. We now support over 70,000 members practising in the UK.Start your online application for medical indemnity cover
Whether you’re an SHO, trust grade doctor or clinical fellow working in the NHS, MDDUS can provide medical indemnity cover with expert advice and representation when you need it most. Complete a quick application form to secure professional indemnity in the UK and practise with confidence.
FAQs about doctors indemnity
Find answers to commonly asked questions regarding membership of MDDUS indemnity cover for SHO, Trust Grade and Clinical Fellow doctors.
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Do I need MDDUS membership if I already have NHS indemnity?
- Yes. NHS indemnity does not provide assistance with medico-legal issues, such as complaints to the GMC, disciplinaries and criminal proceedings relating to clinical practice. Some work also falls outside the scope of NHS indemnity, for example, cremation forms and medical reports undertaken as part of NHS placements.
MDDUS membership ensures you are fully protected.
- Yes. NHS indemnity does not provide assistance with medico-legal issues, such as complaints to the GMC, disciplinaries and criminal proceedings relating to clinical practice. Some work also falls outside the scope of NHS indemnity, for example, cremation forms and medical reports undertaken as part of NHS placements.
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How much would I be indemnified for?
- MDDUS membership provides unlimited indemnity. We will not decline to assist a member purely because of cost.
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What is a mutual organisation?
- MDDUS is a mutual organisation, meaning that we are wholly owned by our members. We have no shareholders and pay no dividends, so we can prioritise protecting, supporting and safeguarding the interests of our membership.