NOTICE BOARD


Indemnity for practice staff A RECENT letter from the Royal


College of Nursing (RCN) regarding indemnity for some of its members has been causing concern among GPs, practice managers and staff. The letter informed RCN members that from January 2012 indemnity cover for work undertaken in general practice was being removed from the range of RCN member benefits. There has been concern that this


development now means nurses may no longer be indemnified for clinical tasks undertaken on behalf of practices. MDDUS would like to reassure members


that we provide all GP and GDP partners in membership access to indemnity for any act or omission arising from the proper and authorised duties of all members of staff, including practice managers, practice nurses and any other ancillary staff not eligible for full or associate MDDUS membership. This vicarious liability will continue to apply as it has in the past. The RCN changes should also have no effect on subscription rates. Please phone our Membership Department on 0845 270 2038 if you have any concerns regarding staff indemnity.


Keep us informed of private practice earnings


IF you are a doctor in private practice your subscription is based partly on the work you do and partly on the private fees you earn. Your renewal notice will show the level of earnings upon which your subscription has been based and it is your responsibility to ensure that this is sufficient to cover expected earnings for the year to come. Should any change be required please


inform MDDUS immediately so that a revised subscription for next year can be calculated. If at the end of next year your estimate has proved to be too high or too low you will have an opportunity at that time to adjust it. We would like to be clear that the figure used should be your gross private earnings from the practice of medicine, however


IN BRIEF


l LOOKING FOR LEADERS A new UK-wide Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management has been set up to bring doctors together for support around leadership and management issues and to advocate the importance of


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these skills within and beyond the profession. Membership of the Faculty is open to all GPs and trainees. For more information visit


www.fmlm.ac.uk l MENTOR OR MENTEE The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons


of Glasgow is now actively recruiting fellows and members for its new mentoring programme. Its aim is to match those who wish to be mentored (mentees) with suitable mentors who will help them develop skills and improve


performance and job satisfaction. In the initial stages it will focus on newly appointed consultants but will later expand to include mentees at all stages of their careers. For more information or to register call the College on 0141


SUMMONS


delivered. In the event that you have formed a company for accounting or other purposes, the relevant figure is the gross income to that company in relation to your practice of medicine. At the heart of the principle of mutuality <Image: practice nurse giving vaccination>


is the fact that all members should contribute an appropriate amount to the common fund that is held on behalf of all members. This is an important principle and we do carry out checks of gross private practice earnings from time to time to ensure that it is being complied with. We hope this is clear but if you have any questions please telephone our Membership Department on 0845 270 2038.


MDDUS coverage for London Olympics


IN less than a year athletes and spectators from all over the world will arrive in London for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games. A team of 5,000 doctors and other healthcare professionals will provide medical services during the games including emergency first aid.


The Olympic organising committee has confirmed that all medical coverage


provided by the medical team at Olympic venues will not be covered by NHS indemnity so it is important that volunteers have adequate clinical indemnity. MDDUS is pleased to offer access to indemnity for members working in a voluntary capacity at the games subject to the following conditions:


• The member is in active MDDUS membership and has paid a subscription for clinical work.


• The member holds a GMC licence to practise (or other appropriate professional registration, e.g. GDC).


• The member has not entered into a formal arrangement/contract to provide care for individual athletes or teams (they may however be required to treat athletes on an ad hoc basis in the course of volunteer duties).


• The member is an official London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) volunteer.


• The member is not restricted to working in a GMC-approved practice setting.


In addition, an MDDUS member who may be in attendance as a spectator is covered for any emergency situation that may occur, classified as a Good Samaritan Act. Please phone our Membership Department on 0845 270 2038 if you have


any concerns.


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