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GMC report on doctors who have died while under investigation welcomed
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MPS launches ambitious research initiative to improve patient safety and clinician wellbeing
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Medical Protection Society (MPS) has today launched the MPS Foundation; a new, global, not-for-profit research initiative to help shape the future of patient safety through the funding of ambitious research.
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Non-therapeutic circumcision - UK
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Non-therapeutic circumcision of male children is carried out for religious or ritual reasons and is generally not available on the NHS.1 There is also a significant issue related to the appropriateness of the facilities in which the operation is carried out and a lack of formal training and certification in circumcision.
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Additional GMC guidance welcomed
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The GMC has issued additional guidance to support case handlers in considering the specific Covid-19 circumstances when assessing a complaint against a doctor.
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Can I provide advice or prescribe medication to family and friends?
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Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, looks at this increasingly common dilemma
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MPS comment on Government response to Paterson Inquiry
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MPS comments on the Government's response to Paterson Inquiry.
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More coherent mental wellbeing support strategy needed
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Medical Protection comments on the General Medical Council's publication of 'The state of medical education and practice in the UK' report
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Articles and features
08/12/2021
Mandatory vaccination for NHS staff
Mandatory vaccination for NHS staff
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From 1 April 2022, vaccinations against COVID-19 will be mandatory for patient-facing health and care staff in England. Dr Heidi Mounsey, Medicolegal Consultant at Medical Protection, takes a closer look at what these changes mean
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MPS syndicate to open for trading
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Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announces that Medical Protection Society (MPS) has been granted final approval from the Council of Lloyd’s for the transition of its Special Purpose Arrangement (SPA) 1892 to a market-facing syndicate, which will commence underwriting on 1 January 2022.
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