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  • 28 May 2025
    MPS announces appointment of Chief Commercial Officer, International

    Medical Protection Society (MPS) – the world’s leading medical defence organisation which protects and supports the professional interests of more than 300,000 healthcare professionals - has announced the appointment of Nirven Maharaj to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, International.

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  • 28 March 2025
    MPS Foundation invites grant applications for patient safety and wellbeing research projects

    The MPS Foundation, a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety and wellbeing, is inviting applications for its 2025 grant programme.

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  • 12 November 2024
    Doctors feel they have no choice but to continue working despite mental wellbeing concerns

    Almost three-quarters of healthcare practitioners (72%) say they have continued to work despite not feeling mentally well enough to do so according to a new survey - with many citing increasing patient demand and feeling that taking time off for mental wellbeing issues is not deemed “acceptable” where they work.

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  • 14 June 2024
    MPS Foundation appoints Professor Gozie Offiah as next Chair

    The MPS Foundation has announced the appointment of Professor Gozie Offiah as its new Chair.

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  • 10 June 2024
    Medical Protection Society goes green

    Medical Protection Society (MPS) has announced significant progress towards achieving net zero emissions in its operations by 2027.

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  • 28 March 2024
    Global research initiative invites grant applications for patient safety and wellbeing projects

    The MPS Foundation - a global not-for-profit research initiative that aims to shape the future of patient safety – has opened for applications for its 2024 grant programme.

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  • 14 March 2024
    Over half of doctors suffering abuse from patients and their families

    Over half of the doctors who responded to a Medical Protection Society (MPS) survey (58%) say they have experienced or witnessed verbal abuse, physical violence or damage to their work premises from patients or their relatives in the past 12 months, with a quarter (24%) saying such abuse is impacting their mental wellbeing.

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  • 12 March 2024
    Medical Protection Society Council appoints Graham Stokes as next Chair

    Medical Protection Society (MPS) – the world’s leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals – has announced the appointment of Graham Stokes as its next Chair of Council.

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  • 18 February 2024
    MPS welcomes SALRC review into criminal liability of healthcare professionals

    Medical Protection Society (MPS) has welcomed confirmation from the South Africa Law Reform Commission (SALRC) that it will carry out a review into the law surrounding the criminal liability of healthcare professionals following a medical error.

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  • 13 February 2024
    Looking at the year ahead for MPS and its members

    Graham Craig, MPS Business Development Director, gives an overview of 2024 for MPS and its members.

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  • 02 February 2024
    Staff, medication and equipment shortages threatening patient safety and doctor mental wellbeing

    91% of doctors who responded to a Medical Protection Society (MPS) survey believe staff shortages pose a “significant threat” to patient safety, with 89% saying the impact on patients is harming their own mental wellbeing.

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  • 30 January 2024
    MPS statement – Professor Peter Beale murder trial

    MPS statement in relation to the Professor Peter Beale murder trial

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  • 15 December 2023
    Karen Miller appointed as next Medical Protection Society CEO

    Medical Protection Society (MPS) – the world’s leading medical defence organisation which protects and supports the professional interests of more than 30,000 healthcare professionals in South Africa - has announced the appointment of Karen Miller as its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

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  • 29 November 2023
    Load-shedding impacting doctor’s mental wellbeing and threatening patient safety, survey reveals

    A new survey has revealed the damaging effects load-shedding has inflicted on the medical profession with 86% of healthcare practitioners saying it is posing a significant threat to patient safety and 75% saying it is impacting their mental wellbeing.

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  • 19 October 2023
    Press release: A third of South African doctors say mental wellbeing is worse now than during the COVID-19 pandemic

    More than a third of healthcare practitioners in South Africa (35%) say their mental wellbeing is worse now than it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a quarter (25%) are considering leaving the medical profession or retiring early due to mental wellbeing concerns, according to the Medical Protection.

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