In preparation for Brexit, Medical Protection advises doctors on steps to take should the supply of treatments or devices be limited or delayed

The Lord Chancellor has announced that he will lay a Statutory Instrument in Parliament to change the discount rate applicable to personal injury lump sum compensation payments, to minus 0.25%.

MPS calls on Government to publish long awaited strategy as new figures demonstrate the rising costs of clinical negligence

Medical Protection calls for quicker action to squash GMC’s Right of Appeal and urges more details on reforms to the healthcare professional regulation

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, Education Services (UK) Lead, shares her comments on the junior doctor’s proposed new contract.

Dr Rob Hendry, Medical Director, responds to the Leslie Hamilton independent review into how the law on gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide are applied to medical practice.

During Dying Matters Awareness Week, seven in ten doctors do not have adequate time to discuss end of life care with their patients

Medical Protection opposes Government proposal that could deprive doctors of the NHS Pension Scheme prior to a criminal conviction .

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is seeking views about indemnity cover for healthcare professionals who are not covered by any existing or proposed state-backed scheme, via an open consultation which closes on 28 February.

Rob Hendry, Medical Director at Medical Protection, responds to the Statutory Instrument (SI) which has been laid before Parliament this week .

Simon Kayll, Chief Executive at MPS, responds to the GP contract announcement on 31 January 2019. Click to read more.

Medical Protection has welcomed proposals by the GMC to update their guidance on Decision making and consent. Read more here.

The General Medical Council (GMC) published their State of Medical Education and Practice in the UK 2018 report today. Read the response from Rob Hendry, Medical Director for Medical Protection.

Read our response to the Department of Health publishing FAQs on State Backed Indemnity.