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The excellence of the Medical Defence Union’s training for its membership and medico-legal team has been recognised by HRH the Princess Royal. City and Guilds group has awarded the Medical Defence Union (MDU) with two Princess Royal Training awards. The awards were made for the MDU’s membership development and medico-legal assistant training programmes. The not for profit,… Read more »



MDU reveals over 99% of requests for help with medico-legal cases are supported Leading not for profit indemnifier, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) revealed today that almost all the requests it receives from its healthcare professional members for help with medico-legal issues are supported. The MDU provides full assistance, which can include legal defence and… Read more »
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The media must back off and stop scrutinising politicians’ every move or risk deterring or even destroying some of the most talented people in politics, Simon Hughes has argued. The Liberal Democrat president said people must make clear the “boundaries between public and private”, particularly where the individual involved was unable to cope. His comments… Read more »


The loans for peerages row has had a major impact on how honest Britain’s politicians appear to the public, a new survey suggests. A poll of 2,000 adults for the committee on standards in public life finds that 21 per cent of adults are now unsure whether ministers and MPs would take a bribe, compared… Read more »







