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MDU initiative with RMBF supports over 500 medical professionals

A partnership with the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has enabled the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (RMBF) to support over 500 doctors since 2021. This has been enabled by the MDU committing to donate the equivalent of half (£5) the subscription for each new foundation doctor who joins the MDU to RMBF The RMBF provide support for… Read more »

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Doctors warned about AI complaint responses by MDU

Despite the allure of artificial intelligence to make everyday tasks easier, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has warned its members against using AI technology to draft medical complaint responses. In the latest issue of the MDU journal, the MDU explains some doctors are turning to AI programs to help draft complaint responses for them. However, the… Read more »

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Verdict of unlawful killing in police restraint case
Verdict of unlawful killing in police restraint case

The jury at the inquest of a man who died after being restrained by police officers has returned a unanimous verdict of unlawful killing. Roger Sylvester, 30, died a week after being restrained by six police officers at St Anne’s Hospital in January 1999. Mr Sylvester stopped breathing and fell into a coma while being… Read more »

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Bush defiant over Iraq weapons report
Bush defiant over Iraq weapons report

US President George W Bush has defended the report from the CIA-led Iraq Survey Group, claiming that it is proof that Saddam Hussein was “a danger to the world”. The ISG, headed by Dr David Kay, admitted yesterday that it had failed to find stocks of banned weapons in Iraq, though the report stressed that… Read more »