Press release 01/12/2022 Calls for women to join medical expert witness pool as data reveals 8... Preview Article Calls for women to join medical expert witness pool as data reveals 86% of GMC experts are men Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Calls for women to join medical expert witness pool as data reveals 86% of GMC experts are men. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 21/11/2022 Leading organisations in medical defence and healthcare electives joi... Preview Article Leading organisations in medical defence and healthcare electives join forces Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 02/11/2022 Much needed independent learning review into handling of Dr Arora cas... Preview Article Much needed independent learning review into handling of Dr Arora case welcomed Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
News and updates 28/10/2022 Medical Protection launches a new campaign aimed at supporting doctor... Preview Article Medical Protection launches a new campaign aimed at supporting doctors through menopause Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Patricia Canedo, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Medical Protection, introduces Medical Protection's new campaign which aims at supporting doctors and healthcare professionals through menopause. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Menopause Wellbeing
Press release 25/10/2022 Female doctors must be better supported through menopause to avoid ex... Preview Article Female doctors must be better supported through menopause to avoid exodus Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Female doctors must be well supported through the menopause to reduce the risk of a potential exodus of passionate and skilled clinicians from the workforce, according to Medical Protection. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wellbeing burnout
Press release 15/09/2022 Burnout review highlights need for urgent action Preview Article Burnout review highlights need for urgent action Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dr Rob Hendry, Medical Director at Medical Protection Society (MPS) comments on the study by the University of Manchester into the link between burnout and patient safety. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... burnout Wellbeing
Press release 25/07/2022 Move to finally strip GMC of power to appeal tribunal decisions in 20... Preview Article Move to finally strip GMC of power to appeal tribunal decisions in 2023 welcomed Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Medical Protection has welcomed commitment from DHSC to progress legislation that will finally strip the GMC of its power to appeal fitness to practise decisions in 2023. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 20/07/2022 Threshold change to Good Medical Practice could result in more cases Preview Article Threshold change to Good Medical Practice could result in more cases Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 18/07/2022 Medical expert reports must consider systems issues to help stop doct... Preview Article Medical expert reports must consider systems issues to help stop doctors being scapegoats for wider failings Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview It should be mandatory for medical expert reports to consider the role systems issues may have played in an adverse patient outcome, according to the Medical Protection Society (MPS). Read more Article contains Text
Press release 11/06/2022 Fresh call for GMC to be stripped of power to appeal tribunal decisio... Preview Article Fresh call for GMC to be stripped of power to appeal tribunal decisions as 23 appeals lodged Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 26/05/2022 Medical Protection’s comment in response to a recent MPTS ruling Preview Article Medical Protection’s comment in response to a recent MPTS ruling Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 17/05/2022 Doctors who graduated overseas face harsher sanctions when unrepresen... Preview Article Doctors who graduated overseas face harsher sanctions when unrepresented at medical tribunals Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Nearly two in five doctors (37%) who graduated overseas did not have legal representation when facing a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, according to figures obtained by Medical Protection covering 2018-21. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 28/04/2022 Bold and swift steps needed to tackle clinical negligence system Preview Article Bold and swift steps needed to tackle clinical negligence system Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The Health and Social Care Committee has published a report (embargoed until 28 April) urging radical reforms to the negligence compensation system that costs NHS billions each year. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 27/04/2022 GMC Good Medical Practice overhaul welcomed Preview Article GMC Good Medical Practice overhaul welcomed Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The GMC has launched a consultation on the content of Good medical practice. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 10/03/2022 GMC progress on equality targets welcome, but more action needed Preview Article GMC progress on equality targets welcome, but more action needed Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection welcomes the GMC progress on equality targets, but says more is action needed as 2026 target looms. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 03/03/2022 GMC report on doctors who have died while under investigation welcomed Preview Article GMC report on doctors who have died while under investigation welcomed Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 02/03/2022 MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety... Preview Article MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety and clinician wellbeing Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Medical Protection Society (MPS) has today launched the MPS Foundation; a new, global, not-for-profit research initiative to help shape the future of patient safety through the funding of ambitious research. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 18/01/2022 Additional GMC guidance welcomed Preview Article Additional GMC guidance welcomed Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The GMC has issued additional guidance to support case handlers in considering the specific Covid-19 circumstances when assessing a complaint against a doctor. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 17/12/2021 MPS comment on Government response to Paterson Inquiry Preview Article MPS comment on Government response to Paterson Inquiry Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview MPS comments on the Government's response to Paterson Inquiry. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 15/12/2021 More coherent mental wellbeing support strategy needed Preview Article More coherent mental wellbeing support strategy needed Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection comments on the General Medical Council's publication of 'The state of medical education and practice in the UK' report Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GMC General Medical Council
Press release 01/12/2021 MPS syndicate to open for trading Preview Article MPS syndicate to open for trading Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announces that Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been granted final approval from the Council of Lloyd’s for the transition of its Special Purpose Arrangement (SPA) 1892 to a market-facing syndicate, which will commence underwriting on 1 January 2022. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 21/10/2021 Response to Good Medical Practice guidance for physician associates a... Preview Article Response to Good Medical Practice guidance for physician associates and anaesthesia associates Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Medical Protection comments on the General Medical Council (GMC)’s publication of the Good Medical Practice: interim standards for physician associates and anaesthesia associates Read more Article contains Text
Press release 30/09/2021 Scottish Government Covid-19 inquiry: Legal protection and reassuranc... Preview Article Scottish Government Covid-19 inquiry: Legal protection and reassurance for doctors must be addressed ahead of future pandemic Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Scottish Government Covid-19 inquiry: Legal protection and reassurance for doctors must be addressed ahead of future pandemic. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 23/09/2021 Committee inquiry into rising clinical negligence costs welcomed Preview Article Committee inquiry into rising clinical negligence costs welcomed Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Committee inquiry into rising clinical negligence costs welcomed Read more Article contains Text