Vignette: Henry Norman Bethune
Physician, innovator and political activist
Review of gross negligence manslaughter
MDDUS has welcomed the announcement by Jeremy Hunt that there will be an urgent review of gross negligence manslaughter in healthcare in light of the High Court case involving Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba.
Scottish Government urged to speed up discount rate reform
MDDUS is urging the Scottish Government to speed up reform of the controversial personal injury discount rate and stop punishing costs hampering NHS frontline services.
Discounted legal services on practice business matters
MDDUS is pleased to offer GP and practice manager members in England and Wales access to a free 20-minute legal consultation and ongoing discount rates for non-indemnity legal services provided by the award-winning law firm Capsticks.
GDPR resources for GP and dental practices
GET ready for the new GDPR data protection rules with a range of practical resources from the MDDUS Risk Education team.
Progress on fixed recoverable costs plans
MDDUS comments on the Department of Health and Social Care document summarising responses to its consultation on introducing fixed recoverable costs in lower value clinical negligence claims.
My child, my choice
Allan Gaw recounts the famous Gillick case and events leading up to a landmark decision on medical consent in children
Enhancing your dental CPD
A new system for CPD was rolled out to dentists in January and here GDC policy manager Jessica Rothnie answers – why the change?
Multimillion pound payout for GP innovation
TEN companies will share in a multimillion pound windfall to develop new technologies aimed at easing GP workloads.
More detail on state-backed indemnity expected in May
GPs in England can expect further details in May on state-backed indemnity plans for general practice, according to an update by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the BMA.