In this video MPS’s medicolegal experts talk about today’s litigious society, and how this impacts on doctors and the way they practise.

Watch our introductory video for the Striking a Balance campaign which MPS is leading to control the rising cost of clinical negligence.

Dr Ben White, a Medical Protection Medicolegal Adviser, discusses the use of chaperones during intimate examinations

I wake up bolt upright at 5.30am. I look in the mirror and realise I’ve inadvertently left my false eyelashes on from the previous day’s telly. They hang rather precariously from my upper lids – my mascara is half way down my cheeks and my hair is doing a good impersonation of Jedward. My husband rolls over and states that I look like a drag queen and promptly falls back to sleep.

Embarking on a career as a doctor is a daunting and exciting prospect – luckily Medical Protection is at your side to help you on your journey.

Many intern doctors find balancing work and their lives outside of work challenging. MPS Medicolegal Adviser Dr Gordon McDavid discusses how interns can strike that balance.

Mark Doepel is a partner at Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Australia) and specialises in professional indemnity. He has a special interest in clinical negligence claims and reinsurance disputes and provides an overview of the international experience of tort law reform with a focus on Australia.

MPS has prepared a video outlining the steps you need to take to enable encrypted emails to come through to your email account.

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, MPS medicolegal adviser, gives junior doctors guidance on the best way to prepare for a night shift. She explains what they need before, during and after to ensure the shift runs smoothly.

Handover is a critical time when things can go wrong. Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, MPS medicolegal adviser, shares advice on what information should be handed over to the team coming on, while highlighting the importance of good communication.

Dr Lucian L. Leape from the Harvard School of Public Health gives his account of the Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Making a Difference conference from the Medical Protection Society.