Our services

MPS aims to help doctors with legal problems that arise from their clinical practice. The services we provide have a number of aims:

• Helping doctors with specific problems they face.
• Promoting safer practice, reducing the number of problems in the future.
• Lobbying to bring about a sensible regulatory environment.

We do this through a range of membership benefits, provided subject to the conditions set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association, including:

Medicolegal advice

We help to resolve medicolegal dilemmas as they arise in everyday practice. Our team of medicolegal advisers – doctors with legal training – is always available to help members.

Indemnity

MPS offers indemnity against adverse awards for costs and damages in clinical negligence cases.

Legal representation

MPS provides first-class specialist legal advice and representation in a range of circumstances, such as clinical negligence claims (in respect of which an indemnity is provided) and disciplinary hearings.

Media relations

If members are unfortunate enough to be involved in a case that attracts adverse publicity, we can help. By preparing statements and acting as a spokesperson we can shield members from press intrusion as far as is possible.

Risk management

We produce publications, lectures and workshops on a variety of subjects, from consent to medical records. We can also offer a range of help and advice on particular risk-management issues.

Lobbying

We monitor legal reforms, professional and national policy and are active on review bodies, lobbying for change and making representations to decision-making bodies.