MPS response to Public Accounts Committee report into NHS clinical negligence costs
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Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee report into NHS clinical negligence costs published today - Director of Claims Policy and Legal at the Medical Protection Society, Emma Hallinan, said...
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Straight talking: Getting to grips with new care models
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Ross Clark, of Hempson’s Healthcare Solicitors, tells us why practices are coming together and how they can make it work.
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Articles and features
01/12/2017
Contracts of employment
Contracts of employment
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Expert advisers from Croner, the employment law and HR specialists, answer your questions on contracts of employment and issues you may encounter when working in new care models
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MPS response to Justice Committee report on discount rate
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The Justice Select Committee has just published its report on the Government’s draft legislation on the discount rate. Commenting, Director of Claims Policy and Legal at the Medical Protection Society, Emma Hallinan, said...
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NHS Resolution to establish and administer new state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England
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The Department of Health has directed NHS Resolution to establish and administer the state-backed indemnity scheme for GPs in England, however details on how the scheme will operate are still to be confirmed.
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Articles and features
30/11/2017
QA with an MLA
QA with an MLA
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Editor-in-chief and medicolegal adviser (MLA) Dr Rachel Birch answers some recent queries from practices
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Articles and features
29/11/2017
Supporting a return to work after illness
Supporting a return to work after illness
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Diane Baylis, clinical risk and education manager at Medical Protection, discusses how to manage the return-to-work process and the importance of helping staff remain in work
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Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs
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The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be tackled - Alex Chalk MP told MPs, peers and health leaders at a parliamentary event last night.
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News and updates
24/11/2017
MPS outlines proposals for reforming the GMC
MPS outlines proposals for reforming the GMC
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Proposed merger of nine regulators should focus on fairness and accountability, not cost-cutting, says Medical Protection senior medicolegal adviser Dr Pallavi Bradshaw
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