Sentences with phrase «medical defence»

In Johnson v Medical Defence Union (MDU)[2007] EWCA Civ 262, [2007] All ER (D) 464 (Mar) the Court of Appeal had to grapple with a novel point.

We are the leading medical defence organisation in the UK.

More doctors in the UK choose the MDU for their indemnity than any other medical defence organisation.

Scott Alexander (pictured), head of Brachers Medical Defence team, said: «We are delighted to have retained our place on the MDU's panel.

He has also advised one of the major Medical Defence Organisations on policy issues of patient confidentiality during PCT inspections and acted in a number of cases concerning challenges to contractual terms imposed on GPs and dentists and termination of GMS / GDS contracts.

However, it transpired that one of the experts involved had been a member of the committee of the professional medical defence society that had advised the GP.

Individual barristers also regularly lecture to solicitors, insurers, AvMA and medical defence organisations at their request and in their premises.

A review by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) of over 150 cases related to contraception prescribed mostly by GPs between 2014 and 2016, has found that in 30 cases the patient alleged she developed a known complication.

The Medical Defence Union, the UK's leading medical defence organisation, is warning doctors to be aware of an emerging trend where drugs prescribed to patients appear for sale online.

A medical defence organisation is advising doctors this Valentine's week about the dangers of overstepping boundaries when comforting patients with a hug

This animation from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) calls for legal reform to bring fairer compensation for medical claims.

Figures from the leading medical indemnifier of UK GPs, the Medical Defence Union (MDU), show that around 40 % of its GPs members are retiring before age 60.

The GMC and other regulators of healthcare professionals need to be given greater flexibility so they can become more efficient and responsive to the changing regulatory environment, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is asking GPs to get behind its Save General Practice campaign by writing to their MP about the impact the indemnity crisis is having on the profession and patients

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today the establishment of a Civil Justice Council working group to consider fixed legal costs in clinical negligence claims is a positive step in tackling runaway legal costs.

Ahead of Friday's meeting of the BMA's local medical committees (LMCs) in England, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has written to all LMC chairs to remind them of the steps it is taking to support GPs with the cost of indemnity

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has today welcomed the findings of an investigation into spiralling clinical negligence costs carried out by the National Audit Office (NAO).

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's leading medical defence organisation, is providing corporate indemnity to all 17 GP federations in Northern Ireland

There should be clearer guidance for Coroners, the police and the Crown Prosecution Service to prevent doctors being needlessly put through a gross negligence manslaughter investigation, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) will be reducing indemnity subscriptions for GPs and primary care staff working in England by around 50 % ahead of anticipated government support with indemnity costs

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said a report calling on the Government to get a grip on the spiralling costs of clinical negligence claims means the problem can no longer be ignored

The NHS Litigation Authority has not found a single case to back this up, nor has the Medical Defence Union or the Medical Protection Society.

This is why the Medical Defence Union, the UK's leading medical defence organisation is campaigning for legal reforms.

This undermines morale with some GPs leaving practice early, damaging patients» ability to access healthcare, the UK's leading medical indemnifier, the Medical Defence Union, (MDU) explained today.

The exempted will be dealt with by the Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006 (published in draft) and will include legal practitioners, charities and not - for - profit advice agencies, independent trade unions, students» unions, the MIB and the medical defence bodies.

Kent firm Brachers has been reappointed to the clinical negligence defence panel of the Medical Defence Union (MDU), which helps and represents GPs, dentists and other health professionals in medical claims against them.

Following Moore Blatch's instruction, we invited the GP to admit liability and avoid the cost of further investigation into the treatment provided, but the GP's medical defence organisation insisted upon a full Letter of Claim based upon independent expert evidence being provided for them to consider.

It was only after submission of a detailed Letter of Claim setting out the evidence that had been obtained by Moore Blatch that the GP's medical defence organisation indicated that this was a claim which it wished to compromise.

We are on the Medical Defence Union panel as their preferred provider for medical negligence claims, including high value claims and dental claims, and we act for three of the UK's five largest providers of independent acute hospital services.

We handle large volumes of cases for the Medical Defence Union, Spire, Bupa, Nuffield and medical malpractice insurers such as Marketform, Allied World, RSA, QBE, and Mitsui.

Following a period with former Hempsons partner Michael Ryan, where Christopher continued to represent medical practitioners in a wide variety of cases (Hall v Egdell, Wardlaw v Farrar (CA)-RRB-, Christopher and his team joined the Healthcare team at DLA Piper in 2006 and continued to represent medical practitioners primarily on behalf of the Medical Defence Union.

He has over 20 years» experience defending clinical negligence claims on behalf of a range of healthcare clients, including NHS Resolution (formerly the NHS Litigation Authority) since its inception in 1995, NHS Trusts, the Medical Defence Union, Spire, BUPA, Nuffield, and med mal insurers, in particular Allied World.

However, Truss has pledged to ensure both the NHS Litigation Authority and GPs and medical defence organisations have appropriate funding to cover the rise in costs.

The Department of Health will also work closely with General Practitioners (GPs) and Medical Defence Organisations to ensure that appropriate funding is available to meet additional costs to GPs, recognising the crucial role they play in the delivery of NHS care.

The Department of Health will also work closely with General Practitioners (GPs) and Medical Defence Organisations to ensure that appropriate funding is available to meet additional costs to GPs, recognising the

The group acts for high - net - worth individuals and companies in claims against solicitors, accountants and construction professionals, and handles defence work for clients including Deloitte and the Medical Defence Union.

Plaintiff's counsel knew that the attorneys for the co-defendants did not understand the medical defence as I did and wanted our client out of the case, so that I was not able to handle the medical defence for all of the defendants.