Liability Risk and Insurance
Medical Negligence
Over 80 per cent of MDU GP members’ compensation claims defended
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is continuing to successfully defend the vast majority of its GP members’ compensation claims.
It reported that over 80 per cent of the claims the MDU resolved on behalf of GP members during the last year were defended
successfully. In those cases, no liability was established against the GP and no damages or claimant legal costs paid. The
existing GP claims all pre-dated the introduction of state indemnity for future GP claims in April 2019.