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- MDU membership proves a benefit to foundation year doctors - 15 November 2011
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) received more than 3,500 phone calls from junior doctors to its advisory helpline in 2010. We reveal the figures in the latest issue of Ward Round, the journal for our foundation year members, published this week.
- Good Samaritan acts under the spotlight - 7 November 2011
As a retired heart surgeon was hailed as a hero for saving the life of a policeman whose throat was slashed by a knifeman while attempting an arrest, the MDU reassured retired members that they are able to request assistance with a claim or complaint arising from a Good Samaritan act.
- More than 200,000 UK doctors and dentists put trust in MDU - 25 August 2011
Membership of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) reached 202,000 in 2010, for the first time in the organisation’s history. In the MDU’s latest Annual Report, published today, Chief Executive Dr Christine Tomkins said she was delighted that the MDU had achieved this milestone.
- MDU reminds newly qualified doctors importance of independent indemnity - 22 July 2011
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), is reminding newly qualified doctors of the important benefits that membership to a medical defence organisation can bring after revealing that it had opened 190 new written files for foundation year doctors in 2010. This is in addition to advice provided on the MDU’s 24-hour helpline.
- Doctors should have nothing to fear from openness and honesty says MDU - 12 July 2011
Doctors who have been open and honest with patients when something has gone wrong should not then be made scapegoats for system failures says the Medical Defence Union which represents over half of UK doctors.
- MDU partnership helps 50,000 students plan electives from A to Z - 12 July 2011
From Australia to Zambia, a unique partnership between the MDU and The Elective Network has now helped more than 50,000 medical students arrange their electives to hundreds of destinations since it began ten years ago.
- MDU challenges doctors to rate their communication skills - 16 June 2011
The MDU is challenging doctors to take a fresh look at the way they communicate. In the latest issue of the MDU Journal*, the MDU argues that communication skills are not just 'nice to have'; they are at the heart of good medical practice and can help to avoid the kinds of incidents that result in complaints or claims.
- MDU welcomes plans to reform legal costs in 'no win no fee' cases - 30 March 2011
The announcement by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke that the Government intends to reform the civil justice system, and in particular conditional fee agreements (CFA) also known as ‘no win no fee agreements’ which have led to excessive and disproportionate legal costs*, has been warmly welcomed by the Medical Defence Union.
- MDU helps medical students face finals with confidence - 11 February 2011
Medical students who are suffering from final year exam nerves still have time to apply for the MDU's revision courses to discover from recognised specialists what they need to revise and how to perfect their exam technique. For the first time, students can also sign-up for the MDU's student Facebook page for help with electives.
- MDU publishes 10 tips on prescribing for children - 16 December 2010
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) today issued advice to foundation year doctors on the pitfalls of prescribing for children. The MDU’s ten tips, included in the latest edition of Ward Round, are intended to help doctors avoid the most common mistakes in this area.
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