Service Notice: 4–6 July Due to routine system upgrades from 4 to 6 July, Membership Services by phone, My Account, and online applications may be temporarily unavailable. Support and advice services will not be affected. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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Our medicolegal advice service is open to members with urgent queries and medicolegal emergencies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

If you encounter such an emergency please call 1800 936 077 or you can use our contact form to submit your query securely online. One of our expert medical advisory team will respond as soon as possible.

Medical Protection believe in always giving you the best advice. To help us do this we may monitor and record our calls for training and quality purposes. Please remember to protect your patient’s privacy by not revealing their identity during the call or in email correspondence unless we specifically ask.

Medical Protection members can seek assistance with:

Clinical negligence claims

Medical Council procedures

Disciplinary procedures

Preparing for inquests

Indemnity for Good Samaritan acts

And much more...

Medicolegal factsheets

Factsheets provide only a general overview of the topic and should not be relied upon as definitive guidance. If you are a Medical Protection member and you are facing an ethical or legal dilemma, contact a medicolegal consultant.