Press releases

Gifts and thank you messages from patients provide morale boost to doctors, MDU survey finds

15 January 2024

Three quarters of doctors received a gift or thank you message from a patient.

MDU initiative sees foundation doctor members raise over £35,000 for the RMBF

9 January 2024

Foundation year one members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £35,000 that will be donated to the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) for the third consecutive year.

Doctors need time to digest the GMC's more detailed guidance, says MDU

4 December 2023

The Medical Defence Union has expressed concern that doctors won't have enough time to fully digest the more detailed guidance, published today, relating to the GMC's updated 'Good medical practice'.

MDU calls for fundamental reform to regulation as GMC outlines improvements

2 November 2023

We respond to a GMC update about the work being done to ensure fair investigations.

MDU supports GP practice in successful defence of discrimination claim by abusive patient

11 September 2023

A judge found a GP practice did not discriminate against an abusive patient who was deregistered.

Doctors under pressure need time to get to grips with new ethical standards, says MDU

22 August 2023

Only half of doctors responding to an MDU survey were confident they would have time to fully absorb the new standards.

MDU expands peer support network to aid emotionally drained workforce

10 August 2023

More help for healthcare professionals undergoing difficult medico-legal investigations.

MDU advises GP members on how to handle a historic developmental dysplasia claim

31 July 2023

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has today provided guidance to GPs on claims that can be brought following an alleged delayed diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hips.

Urgent need for legal reform as costs of NHS claims rise again, MDU says

19 July 2023

Both the number and costs of NHS claims in England rose in 2022/23

Workforce plan must go hand in hand with reforms to regulation and clinical negligence law, says MDU

30 June 2023

Workforce plan only part of the solution to staff retention and NHS resourcing.