Limitations of NHS indemnity
Limitations of NHS indemnity
The following shows the range of medicolegal advice and assistance MPS members have access to that is not covered by NHS indemnity.
| Service | MPS | NHS indemnity |
| Indemnity | For unindemnified work | For NHS work only |
| Coroners' inquest | Yes | No |
| Advice on complaints | Yes | No |
| Good Samaritan acts | Yes | No |
| Voluntary work | Yes | No |
| GMC proceedings | Yes | No |
Criminal matters arising from medical | Yes | No |
| Insurance and other medical reports | Yes | No |
| Defamation | Yes | No |
| Ombudsman and public enquiries | Yes | No |
| Ethical matters | Yes | No |
| Press and media enquiries | Yes | No |
MPS is not just here to call on when you encounter a problem. We also...
- Provide a wealth of medicolegal information and education, both in publications and on our website.
- Deliver risk-management programmes and advice to help reduce the risk of encountering problems. 100 SpRs recently attended one of our workshops, Mastering Patient Communication and Mastering Adverse Outcomes.
- Inform members about policy and legal issues that effect their practice.
- Provide a review of the cases we deal with in our members' journal, Casebook.
- Lobby government and policy makers, representing the interests of our members and the medical profession as a whole, and advising on medicolegal and ethical issues.