Doctors’ insurance – Unhealthy mess born of bad business

If the current difficulties between the British-based Medical Defence Union (MDU) and the Department of Health are not resolved, it is the patients of this country who will ultimately suffer most.

They will essentially be hostages, while the health industry bureaucrats squabble amongst themselves.

No Government has been prepared to tackle the spiralling cost of insurance coverage, as a direct result of the epidemic of compensation claims being fuelled by our growing compo culture.