Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
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| Founded | May 1902 in Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Products | professional indemnity |
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The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) is one of three major medical defence organisations (MDOs) in the UK and offers professional indemnity and expert medico-legal and dento-legal advice for doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals throughout the United Kingdom. MDDUS is a mutual organisation and was founded in 1902.[1] It is recognised by the UK's General Medical Council.[2]
Competitors include Premium Medical Protection, or PMP, the Medical Protection Society, or MPS, and the Medical Defence Union, or MDU.
At the University of Glasgow, the MDDUS offers the prestigious "Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Prize for Medical Jurisprudence" annually.[3]
References
- ↑ Dickson, Gordon (28 June 2013). "A day in the life of ... the chief executive of a medical and dental defence body". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Information for doctors who are on the register: Medico-legal support". General Medical Council. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Awards: Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland Prize (Medical Jurisprudence)". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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