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More doctors in the UK choose the MDU for their indemnity than any other medical defence organisation.
Find support as an international doctor.
Led and staffed by doctors with real life experience of the pressure you face.
98.3% of calls to the MDU medico-legal helpline are connected straight to a medico-legal adviser during normal working hours
Over the last 10 years, we successfully defended over 80% of medical claims, making no compensation payments.
Our expert team of doctors, lawyers and claims handlers are on hand to provide support when you need it.
Founded in 1885, we are proud of our heritage yet always looking forward and shaping our products and services to meet the changing needs of the profession.
Learn how the MDU can help you as an international medical graduate in our new dedicated hub.
With state-backed indemnity, you still need our expert guidance. MDU support can help reduce any anxiety or stress.
Despite being something most clinicians might take for granted, laterality-based decisions can still cause confusion - as Prof. Gerry Gormley explains.
Expand your medico-legal knowledge with webinars led by MDU doctors.
Free e-learning courses for members on chaperones, confidentiality, communication and more.
We're a proud supporting partner of Doctors in Distress; protecting the mental health of the healthcare profession.
You can call our medico-legal helpline 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Find out about the membership benefits for your role, and everything you need to know about joining us, from getting a quote to applying.
We share some fictitious critter-themed examples of doctors' Halloween dilemmas, based on cases notified by our members.
Guidance and advice for non-UK medical graduates who want to practise medicine in the UK.
We look at the causes of complaints made by relatives and patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
An introduction to coroners' inquiries in England and Wales and your duties as a doctor.
A doctor's responsibility is to certify a deceased patient's cause of death by issuing a medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD).