Advisory

There may be a time in your professional career when you have to face a medico-legal or ethical problem. If such a situation should arise, our team of medico-legal advisers are here to provide specialist advice and assistance.

No defence provider in the UK has as many doctors providing specialist advice and assistance to members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

We can help you with a range of situations such as:

  • Medico-legal and ethical advice about issues arising from patient care such as confidentiality and consent.
  • Assistance in dealing with complaints
  • Inquests
  • Adverse incident inquiries
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Proceedings of registration bodies like the GMC in respect of professional performance, conduct or health
  • Criminal investigations into clinical care that you have provided

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How to contact an adviser

  • By phone:
    Freephone
    0800 716 376
    (24 hours a day, 365 days a year)

  • By fax:
    020 7902 5800

  • Or email an adviser

 

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