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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the total cost of clinical negligence claims (including both including IBNR and PPOs) against the NHS in England has risen to £128.6 billion. This is an increase on the previous year’s figure of £85.2 billion and the… Read more »
A survey of 67,000 doctors in training which shows worrying levels of burnout and exhaustion among the medical profession should concern us all, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said today. The GMC’s annual National Training Survey found that the risk of burnout among medical trainees is now at its worst since it was first tracked in 2018…. Read more »
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Shadow cabinet minister for mental health Rosena Allin-Khan has challenged prime minister Rishi Sunak to complete a shift in an A&E department so he can experience first-hand the pressures which NHS staff are facing. Ms Allin-Khan, who has been an emergency doctor for 17 years, told Times Radio: “This Government are missing in action. Where… Read more »
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