🔔Kashif Mahmood, MPS Lead Legal Adviser, will be speaking at this interesting webinar by the British Islamic Medical Association 👇

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Dr Rob Fleming (Rob Fleming), founding member of The SAS Collective shares what working together with Medical Protection and others to champion SAS and locally employed doctors means and how it will improve careers and retention across the UK. Read more: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/me…

One of our Medicolegal Consultants, and a SAS doctor, Dr Karen Ellison highlights the importance of doing more for SAS and locally employed doctors. Read more: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/me…

We’re endorsing the policy proposals by The SAS Collective a group of specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors working to improve the careers and retention of SAS and locally employed doctors across the UK. Read more: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/me…

🇬🇧 Register now for the latest Chase de Vere Medical webinar focusing on the NHS Pension Scheme and Penson Taxation.

📅 Thursday 9 May

⌚ 19:00

Register now 👉 brnw.ch/21wJ9yP

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🇳🇿 New podcast episode 📢 In this third and final podcast on this topic we will discuss a range of HDC cases to identify key learnings of how the HDC view resource constraints.
Listen to the full episode 👂 brnw.ch/21wJ6D5
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🇧🇲 “Sacrifices are inevitable in a meaningful life” 💪
Learn more about life at medical school from third-year student Naushad Khan, who’s studying at Spartan Health Sciences University in St Lucia.
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'Services like NHS Practitioner Health help to keep doctors at work, caring for their patients, and help those who are sick back to work. They can be a lifeline, and it is critical that all NHS staff—regardless of where they work—have access.' Medical Protection bmj.com/content/385/bm…

The past few days have exposed the fragility of the #mentalhealth support network for NHS staff and a worrying disconnect between funding decisions in this area and reality on the ground. Our Medicolegal Consultant Dr Lucy Hanington writes The BMJ bmj.com/content/385/bm…

🇧🇲 We’re here to protect your career, finances, and reputation from legal claims and complaints. Practise with confidence knowing you have the best support in your corner. Get a quote 👉brnw.ch/21wISKb

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NHS England has reversed its decision to halt new sign-ups to the NHS Practitioner Health programme, a mental health and addiction service that specialises in treating healthcare professionals, after doctors expressed “dismay and disbelief'
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Welcome news! The strength of feeling on this issue across the healthcare community has been clear

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In our role supporting members with medicolegal matters, we regularly refer particularly vulnerable members to NHS Practitioner Health. We see first-hand how their insight can de-escalate mental health concerns. This comment from an MPS medicolegal consultant, sums it up 👇

Read our full statement on the news from NHS Practitioner Health that they are having to halt new registrations from hospital staff, following discussions with NHS England.

We will continue to call for #mentalhealth support for all NHS workers: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/mp…

We have first-hand experience of the support NHS Practitioner Health offer to our members. It's concerning they will not be able to take on new registrations from hospital doctors. We'll continue to make the case for mental health support for NHS staff

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Ever feel daunted by the ethical and legal challenges that come with the territory when you opt for a medical career?

Then this is the course for you.

Run in partnership with Cardiff University

Find out more and book your place 👉 bit.ly/3UdaC0E

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We should not accept that any kind of abuse is ‘part of the job’ for healthcare staff. Our President Professor Dame Jane Dacre comments on UNISON - UK's largest union research.

We welcome more flexibility being given to GMC case examiners & decision makers so concerns about doctors that represent a lower risk to the public can be closed quickly. We hope these changes will lead to fewer doctors having to endure the worry of protracted investigations

We welcome GMC action aimed at reducing the number of minor complaints that go to a hearing. Our research indicates 40% of GPs investigated by the GMC reported suicidal thoughts, and even more considered quitting medicine. Reducing this impact is essential pulsetoday.co.uk/news/regulatio…