GDPR compliance at MDDUS
MEMBERS can be assured that MDDUS is meeting the obligations set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and our updated Privacy Notice explains how we control and process your data.
Manage your MDDUS membership online
MEMBERS can now access a secure online portal allowing you to “manage your membership” – including the ability to download and print membership certificates, copies of renewal notices and online CPD, and also change your address and other personal details.
Vignette: Elsie Maud Inglis
Pioneering physician, suffragist and founder of the Scottish Women's Hospitals Movement
Wales opts for state-backed indemnity
THE Welsh government has decided to introduce a state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in Wales from April 2019 – following in the footsteps of the recent decision by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in England.
Support for refugee dentists
A SCHEME to help refugee doctors work in Scotland has now been extended to dentists.
Data opt-out for patients in England
THE “national data opt-out” has been launched in England allowing patients to refuse to have their confidential information used for research or planning purposes.
Book choice: The Butchering Art
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
GP risk training day
Learn more about how complaints and negligence claims occur in primary care in an interactive risk training day focused on key areas such as complaints handling, patient communication, chaperones and social media.
Research ready
HAS your practice ever considered getting involved in primary care research? GP David Shukla offers a personal perspective on the benefits