The past few days have exposed the fragility of the #mentalhealth support network for NHS staff and a worrying disconnect between funding decisions in this area and reality on the ground. Our Medicolegal Consultant Dr Lucy Hanington writes The BMJ bmj.com/content/385/bm…

NHS England has reversed its decision to halt new sign-ups to the NHS Practitioner Health programme, a mental health and addiction service that specialises in treating healthcare professionals, after doctors expressed “dismay and disbelief'
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Welcome news! The strength of feeling on this issue across the healthcare community has been clear

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Read our full statement on the news from NHS Practitioner Health that they are having to halt new registrations from hospital staff, following discussions with NHS England.

We will continue to call for #mentalhealth support for all NHS workers: medicalprotection.org/uk/articles/mp…

In our role supporting members with medicolegal matters, we regularly refer particularly vulnerable members to NHS Practitioner Health. We see first-hand how their insight can de-escalate mental health concerns. This comment from an MPS medicolegal consultant, sums it up 👇

We have first-hand experience of the support NHS Practitioner Health offer to our members. It's concerning they will not be able to take on new registrations from hospital doctors. We'll continue to make the case for mental health support for NHS staff

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We should not accept that any kind of abuse is ‘part of the job’ for healthcare staff. Our President Professor Dame Jane Dacre comments on UNISON - UK's largest union research.

This is why we have joined healthcare leaders across the UK in calling for sustained, ring-fenced investment in #mentalhealth support for healthcare staff.

British Psychological Society Dame Jane Dacre The BMA The King's Fund HCSA – the hospital doctors' union Royal College of Anaesthetists RCGP Royal College of Psychiatrists #FundNHSHubs 👇

We are proud to stand together with 16 other leading healthcare organisations in calling for Department of Health and Social Care to restore investment in #mentalhealth support for healthcare workers. British Psychological Society Dame Jane Dacre The BMA The King's Fund HCSA – the hospital doctors' union Royal College of Anaesthetists RCGP Royal College of Psychiatrists #FundNHSHubs

Abuse should not be ‘part of the job’ for healthcare workers. Our President Dame Jane Dacre discusses this important issue in the The Guardian
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Dr Sabira Hughes, medicolegal consultant Medical Protection, looks at some common GP dilemmas around the MMR jab. gponline.com/gp-dilemma-mmr…

Interesting piece on Today with Claire Byrne on medics feeling traumatised after appearing at an inquest. The process must be inquisitorial not adversarial & support both medics & families. Read more: medicalprotection.org/ireland/about/…

Fantastic article in IPT by Dr Sophie Haroon, vice-chair of the MPS Foundation research committee, on some pivotal research projects we are funding to promote patient safety & clinician wellbeing in the private sector. independent-practitioner-today.co.uk/2024/02/safety… Robin Stride

Our Medical Director Rob Hendry discusses the painfully slow clinical negligence claims process, the impact on doctors & the urgent need for pre-action protocols in Medical Independent ➡️ medicalindependent.ie/comment/medico…

imt.ie/opinion/commen… Why is the English legal system better at solving medical disputes?

A clinical negligence claim in Ireland takes longer than in any other country where we have members. This means patients & doctors are dragged through an often brutal process for longer & patients wait longer to receive compensation. Read our report:
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The slow litigation process for clinical negligence claims in Ireland is resulting in legal costs that are among the highest in the world👇. The need for pre action protocols is becoming ever more pressing: medicalprotection.org/ireland/about/…

The human and financial cost of a protracted clinical negligence claims process, and why we need urgent reform. Paul Cullen reports on this important issue in today’s The Irish Times

We're calling for the urgent implementation of pre-action protocols to speed up clinical negligence claims, as our report reveals slow processes are affecting patients’ & doctors’ mental wellbeing & racking up legal costs among the highest in the world medicalprotection.org/ireland/about/…

In our survey, 93% of doctors in Ireland believe staff shortages present ‘a significant threat’ to patient safety, and nearly 2 in 5 say the impact on patients is affecting their mental health. Read more
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