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You can count on our expert guidance, personal support and robust defence of your professional reputation if your clinical competence or care of patients is questioned.
Don’t rely on NHS indemnity alone or you could find yourself without support for GMC investigations, disciplinary hearings, coroner’s inquests/FAIs and patient complaints.
Our 24-hour medico-legal helpline is answered by doctors from a range of specialties with real-life experience of the pressures and challenges you face on the wards.
The MDU is a not-for-profit organisation wholly dedicated to our members’ interests.
99% of calls to the MDU medico-legal helpline are connected straight to a medico-legal adviser during normal working hours.
In 2021 we successfully defended over 85% of claims, making no compensation payments to patients.
The MDU is here for you, no matter what challenges you face throughout your career.
Find out how we supported one member through a stressful GMC investigation lasting two years.
Request a quote first to find out how much your subscription will be. Within a few working days, we’ll email you an application pack, including your quote.
Once you’re happy to proceed, you’ll need to complete an application form.
A registrar member recalls the stress of working during the peak of the pandemic and describes how the MDU helped her navigate the new rules around death certification.
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We understand that these are unprecedented times. That’s why we have put together the resources you need during this difficult time. For information on coronavirus, please visit our COVID-19 resources.
NHS indemnity only goes so far, and the benefits of MDU membership extend well beyond just providing professional indemnity for claims.
Unlike NHS indemnity, we can also offer legal support at GMC, trust, or disciplinary hearings, access to our 24-hour medico-legal helpline, advice on dealing with media enquiries from our dedicated press office, and expert medico-legal risk management advice.
We’re also here to help you learn and develop as your career progresses, and members can take advantage of our wide range of seminars, specialist training and online CPD courses.
Everyone’s application is unique to their work circumstances.
It’s best to start the application process around four weeks before your current indemnity ends. This will allow plenty of time for your current provider to give you a letter of good standing, if needed.
We’ll keep you regularly updated by email once we’ve received your application. If we haven’t got everything we need, we’ll be in touch to clarify things.
To avoid any gaps in your indemnity, it’s important you don’t cancel your current indemnity until your MDU membership is confirmed.
No. It’s important you wait to hear back from us about your application first. Please call our membership team on 0800 716 376 if you require your membership to start sooner.
Depending on your role, please have details about your work, registration, qualifications and indemnity history to hand.
We’re always here to help and answer any questions. Call our membership team on 0800 716 376 or connect with your local MDU liaison manager here.