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International Medical Graduates play a vital role in the NHS. Over on our newsroom, Professor Nitin Gambhir, Postgraduate Dean at NHS Education for Scotland, explores the challenges IMG doctors face when adapting to a new healthcare system. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d4t6ePWS “International Medical Graduates make an indispensable contribution to NHS Scotland. Without IMGs, many of our services would simply not function.”

The GMC has today published their annual report on public concerns about doctors’ fitness to practise. It is worrying that public concerns about doctors have increased by almost 30% in a single year because it means more doctors are facing the prospect of regulatory investigation. Read more on our newsroom - link in comments 👇

Member feedback for our colleague, Lyall Dominick, Dental practice adviser at MDDUS. We're on your side and here when you need us with advice from leading medico-legal experts 24/7 365 days a year. Read more about how our advisory team support our members https://bit.ly/4es49XJ #OnYourSide #Medical #Healthcare

When David Lock KC was appointed by the Government in 2025 to provide expert legal advice on the rising costs of clinical negligence claims, it was a step towards addressing a system that has become slow, adversarial and financially unsustainable. MDDUS Solicitor Samuel Birrel sets out the key reforms we believe are needed to deliver a more effective process. Explore the full analysis on our newsroom - link in comments 👇

“The doctor in front of the patient becomes the embodiment of a wider system.” In a speech delivered at our Westminster reception, Dr Roopinder Brar, GP and Medical Adviser at MDDUS, explores how systemic pressures are shaping patient behaviour in general practice. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/dU57HSi6

They just keeping coming! It’s award season at MDDUS and we’re delighted to be finalists for the Purpose Beyond Profit Award. Being recognised by the The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards is already an incredible achievement, but this category is particularly special as it gets to the heart of what we do. MDDUS is a mutual organisation, dedicated to protecting and supporting our members. We make sure they can access expert advice when they need it most and provide wraparound support to help them practice safely. Whether that’s providing risk training, wellbeing support or campaigning on their behalf. We have always been dedicated to our members, and we're proud to be recognised for that commitment.

“If aspects of the way healthcare is organised are contributing to burnout, they need to be redesigned. Relying on individual doctors to become better at coping is not a strategy.” Following the appointment of Yvette Cooper as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, we ask whether this is an opportunity to consider a preventative approach to doctor’s burnout – rather than piling further pressure on clinicians. Read more from Alison Hardie on the MDDUS news site. Image: Yvette Cooper ©House of Commons, used under a CC by 3.0 licence.

Member feedback for our colleague, Dr Myooran Nathan, Senior medico-legal adviser at MDDUS. We're on your side and here when you need us with advice from leading medico-legal experts 24/7 365 days a year. Read more about how our advisory team support our members https://bit.ly/4es49XJ #OnYourSide #Medical #Healthcare

Abuse against healthcare staff is not an isolated issue. Each year, we survey our membership and find our members experience consistently high levels of abuse. Using MDDUS and NHS survey data, over on our newsroom we examine the rising prevalence of verbal and physical abuse. You can read the full analysis on our newsroom - link in comments 👇

We're delighted to share that MDDUS has been named a finalist in the UK Customer Experience Awards 2026 in the Best Customer Centric Culture - SME category. This recognition reflects the commitment of our colleagues across the organisation who work every day to put our members at the heart of everything we do. We're honoured to be recognised alongside so many organisations dedicated to delivering outstanding customer experiences #UKCXA #CustomerExperience #CustomerCentricity #MDDUS Awards International