Medical Defence Union sees rise in claims

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has released its 2010 annual report. It reported that in 2010 the claims team saw a substantial rise in the number of claims coming into the department. This increase was driven by claims against general practitioners which increased by 20% compared with last year, leading to the highest number of cases since the Civil Justice Reforms were introduced in 1999. Included in this figure are those cases that were notified to MDU advisory services in earlier years but converted into claims in 2010.