Medical Defence Union
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The Medical Defence Union is the largest medical defence union in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, and is one of three major medical defence organisations (MDOs) in the country.

The MDU was established in 1885 and was the first of its kind in the world. Members are either doctors, dentists or other healthcare professionals and the MDU provides legal support should their clinical competence be questioned. It used to have members outside of the United Kingdom, including in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 and Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, but withdrew these commitments in the late-1990s.

Competitors of the MDU include Premium Medical Protection, or PMP, the Medical Protection Society
Medical Protection Society
The Medical Protection Society is a not for profit organisation which offers legal and ethical help to medical and dental professionals...

, or MPS, and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
The Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland is one of three major medical defence organisations in the UK and offers professional indemnity and expert medico-legal and dento-legal advice for doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals throughout the United Kingdom. MDDUS is a mutual...

, or MDDUS.

The Chief Executive, as of 2009, is Dr Christine Tomkins.
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