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Employment Services (Medical and Dental plans)

Key Benefits		Trade Unions	Other medical defence organisations
Terms and Conditions of Service: Advice and Representation
Grievance Procedures: Advice and Representation
Disciplinary process or legal action due to employment: Advice and Representation
Grievances or Disciplinaries from non-NHS employment: Advice and Representation

Key Benefits	Trade Unions	Other medical defence organisations
Clinical and Professional Regulatory issues (GMC/MPTS): Advice and Representation
Professional Defence for negligence/malpractice as part of NHS employment¹
Clinical Indemnity for income from NHS Category 2 work
Criminal cases related to professional work: Advice and Representation
For GMPs/GDPs: Advice and Representation in performers list issue	3	4
For Trainees: Advice and Representation in training issues e.g., ARCP appeals

Key Benefits		Trade Unions	Other medical defence organisations
Medical malpractice insurance	Available through our partners⁵	Excluded	Discretionary⁶

All clinical work involving care of patients as part of NHS employment is indemnified by NHS Resolution via the CNST and CNSGP where applicable (Category 1 work)
The insured income from Category 2 work varies between different MDOs as part of their standard membership. Please contact us for further information.
Discretionary help may be available.
Discretionary help may be available if related to patient complaint only.
MDS can arrange access to non-discretionary clinical malpractice insurance through our approved partners. Eligibility, terms, and premiums depend on individual assesment.
Dependent on terms and conditions of the policy and may be subject to additional premiums.