Medical Defence Union 140th anniversary

That this House congratulates the Medical Defence Union, founded in 1885, on their 140th anniversary; notes that this makes the Medical Defence Union the world’s first medical defence organisation; acknowledges that the Medical Defence Union has subsequently grown during this period and now represents more than 200,000 doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals across the UK; and wishes to celebrate the immensely valuable contribution of the Medical Defence Union to the healthcare sector in the UK, especially through its work to promote better regulation of healthcare professionals and to highlight the issue of rising clinical negligence costs.