Doctors Need Insurance For New Mental Capacity Assessments Warns Medical Defence Union, UK

Doctors who assess the mental capacity of mental health patients must have insurance against any liabilities that may arise, under new legislation which has just come into force. The UK’s leading medical defence organisation, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) says the regulations mean that doctors who are reliant on discretionary indemnity will not be eligible to carry out these assessments.

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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on November 11th, 2008