News and updates
24/03/2020
Protecting members’ financial position
Protecting members’ financial position
We are keen to support members with private practice who have seen a significant drop in their work and a dramatic fall in income. We are currently investigating ways to provide increased flexibility to make subscriptions more affordable for members during this challenging time. Once we have agreed the details, we will actively communicate and share our plans directly with members.
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Coronavirus questions and answers
These coronavirus Q&As are reflective of the advice we are sharing with members around the world.
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News and updates
18/03/2020
Information for retired doctors
Information for retired doctors
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Information for non-practising or retired doctors in the UK who wish to return to work on the Covid-19 response
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Automatic and free of charge support for retired doctors who join NHS effort to tackle Covid-19
Time to read article: 2 mins
The Government’s Coronavirus Bill published today sets out steps to increase the available healthcare workforce, including enabling the regulator to emergency register suitable people such as recently retired doctors.
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COVID-19 and remote consultations – how we can help
Time to read article: 3 mins
This article outlines our advice and guidance regarding the safety and suitability of remote consulting – also known as telemedicine.
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Medical Protection welcomes guidance for doctors on COVID-19
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Medical Protection welcomes today’s letter by the General Medical Council (GMC), four health departments of the UK and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, addressed to doctors working to combat the spread of COVID-19.
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Medical Protection celebrates first women in healthcare
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International Women’s Day – celebrated 8 March every year- aims to, among other causes, honour the achievements of women throughout history and across the globe. Medical Protection is proud to support women in healthcare and has today unveiled information about its first women members.
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NICE advice for subarachnoid haemorrhage updated following input from MPS
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The Medical Protection Society (MPS) has helped refine the NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) advice for headache and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), to enable healthcare professionals to diagnose SAH earlier.
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