Legal
Be aware of body parts disposal rules, says MDU
The MDU has offered advice to doctors surrounding the correct disposal of body parts In the wake of a recent scandal, in which body parts keep reading
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Legal
GPs can expect to be sued once a decade
Research by the MDU has found that GPs can expect to be sued every ten years The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling for a keep reading
Health & Patient Care
New MDU journal focuses on preventing delayed diagnosis of male cancers
The MDU has published new guidance on how to better diagnose male cancers; 92% of male cancer cases handled by the MDU in 2015-2016 involved keep reading
Compliance
MDU saw 40,000 requests for legal advice in 2017
As doctors become increasingly aware of the perils of legal scrutiny, the MDU has had to offer more support then ever to healthcare professionals across keep reading
Legal
Legal claims against NHS continue to rise
New report shows that legal claims against the NHS continue to rise – with the cost of clinical negligence reaching an ‘all-time high’ according to NHS keep reading
News
GPs welcome MDU’s reduced-price subscriptions
The MDU’s Transactional Benefits membership has proven popular with struggling GPs, according to the organisation’s research Seventy-three per cent of 404 GPs taking part in keep reading
News
The MDU outlines how to exercise confidentiality regarding weapons injuries
What do you do when treating a patient with a knife or gunshot wound? The MDU has outlined how medical professionals should handle the situation keep reading
Legal
MDU reassured by Court of Appeal ruling that Ombudsman’s decisions must be fair and just
MDU given reassurance that Ombudsman’s decisions must be fair and just A recent Court of Appeal judgment has criticised the fairness and scope of the former keep reading
Legal
Health secretary orders review into medical negligence
Doctors have been promised clarity around gross negligence manslaughter, as part of an urgent review ordered by health secretary Jeremy Hunt The BMA reports that keep reading