Unlock practice benefits

Welcome to GROUPCARE, our practice scheme that offers exclusive savings and benefits. GROUPCARE is free to set up and the whole team can benefit.

Who can join?

To set up and access the exclusive benefits of GROUPCARE, half or more of the GPs in your practice must be MDU members (exclusions and minimum numbers apply). To unlock all the benefits of GROUPCARE, all GPs in your practice must be MDU members. To find out more about the benefits of GROUPCARE speak to your local liaison manager.

If your practice has incorporated, see our corporate solutions for how we can support your business.

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GROUPCARE highlights

Free to set up MDU group membership

GROUPCARE highlights

• Free to set up.
• Quick and easy online management.
• Save 10% on MDU membership (England and Wales only).
• Free membership for practice managers.
• Free membership for two practice staff (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands only).
• Discounted indemnity for nurse practitioners/nurses in extended role (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands only).
• Unlimited and free seminars for your practice.
• Free employment law and health and safety advice lines.
• Free confidential employee assistance helpline.
• Support for GP networks.

Take advantage of GROUPCARE benefits

Whether you want to learn and develop, make practice savings or keep your business running smoothly, there’s a GROUPCARE benefit for you.

See personal development for educational resources to support you, help you to reach your potential and manage risk proactively. Get practice support with 24/7 medico-legal advice for the whole team, a dedicated GP liaison manager for your practice and instant access to manage your scheme online. For business management make the most of free advice on employment law and health and safety.

1. Free to set up: GROUPCARE is open to any practice that has not incorporated where half or more of eligible GPs are MDU members, excludes locums, GPSTs and out-of-hours GPs and subject to a minimum of two GPs (either partners or salaried).

2. Members in England and Wales save 10% on membership. Valid for NHS primary care work only. Saving applies after scheme renewal date and at MDU member's next renewal.

3. Free membership for practice managers. Free membership for up to two practice staff for every GP member outside England and Wales only: Excludes partners.

4. Unlimited and free seminars for your practice. Free practice risk assessment. Subject to eligibility and availability. 

5. Free 24-hour employment law and health and safety advice line. Free confidential employee assistance helpline. Access to discounted employment law and health and safety packages: Provided by Peninsula, a leading provider of employment law and health and safety services in the UK. Subject to eligibility.

6. Access to discounted HR support from Peninsula's Face2Face service. Access to discounted employment law and health and safety packages from Peninsula: Subject to eligibility. Provided by Peninsula, a leading provider of employment law and health and safety services in the UK. All work conducted by a Peninsula Face2Face consultant is provided on a day rate.

GROUPCARE is open to all practices when half your GPs are MDU members

  • A dedicated, local GP liaison manager.

  • Free membership for practice managers.

  • Free membership for up to two practice staff (Scotland, Ireland and Channel Islands only).

  • Access to professional indemnity for physician associates.

  • Discounted professional indemnity for nurse practitioners and nurses working in an extended role (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Channel Islands only).

  • Unlimited and free seminars for your practice.

  • Free 24-hour employment law advice line.

  • Free 24-hour health and safety advice line.

  • Quick and easy online scheme management.

GROUPCARE unlocked. Everything above, plus more benefits when all your GPs are MDU members

  • Save 10% on membership (England and Wales only).
  • Free, confidential wellbeing helpline and support.
  • Free practice risk assessment.
  • Access to discounted employment law and health and safety packages from Peninsula.
  • Access to discounted HR support from Peninsula's Face2Face service.
  • Free one-hour medico-legal update seminar.

Support for GP networks

GP networks with group membership

Support for GP networks

  • GP networks can access our practice seminars when half or more of the practices in the network are GROUPCARE practices.

Frequently asked questions

Does the 10% subscription saving apply across the country?

The 10% subscription saving applies to NHS primary care work in England and Wales only.

Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man do not have a state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs or practice staff, so there is no change to the individual savings currently offered for some practice staff.

All GPs in our practice are now MDU members and a couple of us are due to renew our subscription next month. How will this change affect us?

GROUPCARE practices with all MDU members can unlock additional benefits such as a 10% subscription saving on individual membership (NHS primary care work in England and Wales only), new and improved in practice seminars and additional online and face to face training. The benefits will apply from the individual’s next renewal after your GROUPCARE scheme has renewed with All GPs as MDU members.

I can’t see healthcare assistants and phlebotomists in my scheme any more (England and Wales), why is that?

The state-backed indemnity scheme will provide support for clinical negligence claims for primary care staff arising from contracted NHS duties in England and Wales. This means healthcare assistants and phlebotomists no longer require membership. Members in these roles can continue until their renewal date, but renewal will not be offered.

Practice managers and GPs can ask for medico-legal advice and support for issues arising from HCAs and phlebotomists through their own membership.

Does our GROUPCARE scheme continue if an MDU GP leaves mid year?

You will continue to enjoy the same benefits until the scheme’s renewal date. If the GP is replaced by another MDU GP, benefits will continue. If not we will calculate the level of benefits you are entitled to.

At the moment less than half of our GPs are MDU members. Does that mean our scheme will close?

Your scheme will continue in force for a grace period in order to give you the chance to convert more of your GPs to MDU membership. Contact your local GP liaison manager to help you to organise this.

I’m a practice manager and a partner at my practice. I’ve been informed that I won’t be entitled to free membership. Why?

If you are a practice manager and a partner you have vicarious liability for your practice staff and you will need to apply for paid individual membership.

Find out more and apply online for membership.

How do I find out what the renewal date of my GROUPCARE scheme?

You can find your GROUPCARE scheme renewal date by logging in to My membership. Your scheme renewal date is shown at the top of the GROUPCARE management screen.

My practice has incorporated. Can we open a GROUPCARE scheme?

No. GROUPCARE has been created to support practices that have not incorporated. Practices (and partners) that have incorporated are liable for risks such as performance or conduct of individual staff as well as sub-contractors who don’t usually have their own professional indemnity.

There are many benefits available to incorporated practices with corporate membership of the MDU. If your practice has incorporated we can help you consider your corporate risk and defend your company against claims that arise from its practice. Find out more about the benefits of corporate membership.