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28 May 2025
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
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
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
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 (MPS) has announced significant progress towards achieving net zero emissions in its operations by 2027.
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28 March 2024
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 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 (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
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
Graham Craig, MPS Business Development Director, gives an overview of 2024 for MPS and its members.
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02 February 2024
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 in relation to the Professor Peter Beale murder trial
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15 December 2023
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
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
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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