PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release: Friday, 15 November 2019
Dr John Holden, Head of Medical Division at the medical defence organisation MDDUS, welcomed the GMC report Caring for Doctors, Caring for Patients, and said:
“This review by Professor Michael West and Dame Denise Coia is a welcome and timely intervention in the evolving discussion on factors which impact on the mental health and wellbeing of doctors and medical students in the UK.
“It has produced a set of recommendations that could, in our opinion, be the catalyst for transformative change in the workplace culture experienced by medical professionals.
“We embrace the GMC’s concern about the impact of current workloads on doctors’ wellbeing and mental health, and the potential knock-on effect this can have on patient safety.
“MDDUS provides our members with medico-legal advice and assistance and we welcome the inclusion in the report of an excellent and comprehensive list of organisations providing support and advice to doctors, compiled by the British Medical Association, to which we can signpost our members, as an addition to our own services.”
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For further information contact Alison Hardie on 07501 421398, or email ahardie@mddus.com
Note to editors
MDDUS (The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland) is a medical and dental defence organisation providing access to professional indemnity and expert medico- and dento-legal advice for doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals throughout the UK. For further information on MDDUS go to www.mddus.com.
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