MDDUS appoints new chief executive as Chris Kenny steps down after 11 years at the helm
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) has appointed Raman Sankaran as Chief Executive, succeeding Chris Kenny, who will step down after eleven years in post.
Media medic Dr Zoe Williams becomes an Honorary Fellow of MDDUS
Dr Zoe Williams, the resident GP on ITV’s This Morning, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the doctors’ organisation MDDUS.
Northern Ireland GPs urged not to ‘sleepwalk’ in state-managed indemnity
Chris Kenny, chief executive at MDDUS, said: "It’s hugely disappointing and concerning to see the RCGP in Northern Ireland overlook the reality of the situation."
MDDUS welcomes NHS England change of heart on decision to end the NHS Practitioner Health service
Dr Naeem Nazem, head of medical at MDDUS, said: “While the initial decision to cut this lifeline service was a misstep by NHS England, we welcome their change of heart."
Older doctors are not immune to burnout and wellbeing crisis, new Dundee University report shows
MDDUS Head of Medical Division Dr Naeem Nazem described the report's findings as worrying and said they must be taken seriously by government.
Insight Secondary Q2 2023
In this issue:
- 10 questions to ask before giving feedback
- Risk: When a patient refuses a chaperone
- Innovation: Online tool reduces disparities in pregnancy risk assessment
- The mission to make the NHS greener
- Advice for junior doctor members during industrial action
- Feature: A more perfect language than that of words - the inspiring figure behind the Hunterian Museum, London
- Case file: Just a sprain
- Case file: Threshold for a GMC investigation
- Case file: Disputed consent for surgery
- Dilemma: Consent and Gillick competence
- Ethics: The human touch
- Viewpoint: Tackling race hate - a challenge the NHS cannot ignore
- Vignette: John Alcindor (1873-1924)
MDDUS welcomes report calling for clinical negligence reform
MDDUS has welcomed a report calling for an overhaul of the clinical negligence compensation system that costs the NHS in England billions of pounds every year.
MDDUS sells Mackintosh House
MDDUS has sold the building that formerly housed its Glasgow offices.
MDDUS survey finds pandemic stress and abuse from patients taking a toll
THREE out of four GPs have faced an increase in verbal abuse or aggression from their patients, leading to a huge increase in work-related stress, according to a new survey by MDDUS.
MDDUS comments on health and social care report into clinical negligence reform
MDDUS director of professional services and general counsel Emma Parfitt welcomes the committee's report and urges government to speed up clinical negligence reform.