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GP group scheme
The majority of our GP members are already enjoying the benefits available to them through an MDU group scheme.
Recently enhanced, our group scheme is free to set up and offers you an unbeatable package of benefits, which is unique to the MDU.
Benefits of a group scheme :
- Free discretionary membership1 for:
- two practice managers
- all practice nurses
- all healthcare assistants
- all phlebotomists
- Free 24-hour employment advice helpline for all kinds of employment law issues and problems
- NEW Free 24-hour health & safety advice helpline
- NEW FREE clinical risk assessments upon request when 80% of
your practice GPs are members of the MDU. - NEW Access to insured indemnity for all Physician Assistants,
providing cover of up to £10 million2 in the event of a claim for
clinical negligence being brought against them. - DISCOUNTED insured indemnity for all nurse practitioners
and nurses in an extended role, which would provide cover of up
to £10 million2 in the event of a claim for clinical negligence
being brought against them. - FREE practice based training seminars. A series of popular
seminars designed to help identify areas of potential risk within
the surgery and suggest ways in which they can be minimised.
These are highly interactive seminars, facilitated by our team
of GP liaison managers in your practice, at a time to suit you.
They are relevant for GPs and their entire healthcare team and
last no longer than one hour. The following seminars are
currently available:- Introduction to risk management
- Significant event audit
- Adverse incident reporting
- Medication errors
- Inquests
- GMC fitness to practise
- How safe are you? - dealing with difficult patients
- Introduction to health & safety
- Telephone skills
- Infection control
- Handling complaints
- Good record keeping
- ACCESS to the largest in-house advisory team of any
medical defence organisation, who staff a 24-hour freephone
advisory helpline. - The REASSURANCE of knowing our large in-house legal
team is there to defend your reputation. Our legal team can
boast a high success rate in defending our members at GMC
hearings and disciplinary proceedings. - REPRESENTATION at disciplinary hearings and assistance with
handling patient complaints. - The MDU PRESS OFFICE who can provide members with help
and representation if they find themselves in the media spotlight. - Access to the MDU WEBSITE which is packed with case
histories, the latest medico-legal advice and secure online
facilities to email an MDU medico-legal adviser and pay
your subscription. - The ever popular MDU JOURNAL and INPRACTICE JOURNAL
together with access to our full range of ADVISORY publications. - INTEREST FREE INSTALMENTS over 10 months, allowing
paying members of group scheme practices to spread the costs
of their subscriptions.
How to set up a group scheme
For more information about MDU group schemes and how to join, or to check if all your practice staff are included in an existing scheme, please contact the group scheme team by telephone on 0800 012 1318 or by email.
Alternatively, contact your local GP liaison manager for an appointment to discuss MDU group schemes or to answer any MDU membership queries you may have.
- Group schemes require a minimum of two or more GPs to be MDU members to qualify for the package of group scheme benefits.
- Subject only to the terms and conditions of the policy underwritten by SCOR UK Company Limited and by International Insurance Company of Hannover Limited.
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