Philosophy

What does MPS stand for?

MPS supports doctors with the legal problems that arise as a result of their practice. We are a discretionary, mutual, non-profit organisation, with no shareholders to answer to, so our decisions are not made solely on the grounds of financial expediency. Our philosophy is to support good practice in the medical and dental professions. Decisions are taken by groups of doctors and dentists - on a case-by-case basis - in order to support and encourage those practitioners who are doing their best, and compensate patients when appropriate.

In practice that means:

Defending reputations – We do not settle claims simply on the basis that it is cheaper to do so than to try and mount a defence. Frivolous claims get short shrift.

Encouraging good practice – We firmly believe that prevention is better than cure. With that in mind we devote substantial resources to risk management, concentrating on areas which have been shown to cause problems, such as patient confidentiality or keeping good medical records. With publications, seminars and individual consultancy, we aim to encourage the safest practice, enabling the medical profession to provide an excellent service to the community.

Compensating patients – MPS helps doctors to deal professionally with any complaints and, when appropriate, pay costs and damages. We believe that the problems of patients should be dealt with to the highest standards, quickly and fairly.