As a longstanding part of the profession, we remain true to our 'doctors for doctors' ethos – owned and governed by doctors, caring for the wellbeing and interests of doctors.
For over 95 years, anaesthetists have trusted MDA National to support them through issues they face in their career. We remain committed to providing the expert advice and personalised service you need, when you need it, so you can keep on practising with confidence and providing outstanding patient care.
Individualised advice and personalised support
- Medico-legal helpline, 24 hours in emergencies – speak to a person not a machine
- In-house medico-legal experts and claims and advisory team
- In the event of a claim, one case manager until your matter is resolved
- Expert medico-legal claims and advisory team with a combined experience of 200+ years
- Support in practice and tailored risk management services
Comprehensive cover and protection
Your extensive MDA National Professional Indemnity covers you for civil claims, employment disputes, representation at a coronial inquiry and a wide range of medico-legal matters.
The following table is a brief summary of covers and limits. The summary wording should not be relied on as a full description of cover. Please refer to the Policy Wording† for full details of terms and conditions:
| Aggregate Limit of Cover for all Claims* | |
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$20 million |
| We will... | Aggregate Sub-limits* |
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$2 million |
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$100,000 but for claims by you for unpaid remuneration we will not pay more than the amount reasonably sought by you |
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$100,000 (with Excess of $20,000) |
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$100,000 |
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$250,000 |
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$100,000 for Medical Practitioner |
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$20,000 (with a maximum of $2,000 per day for up to 10 days) |
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$100,000 |
*Provided that the Maximum Limit of Indemnity is not exceeded.
†A copy of the Policy Wording is available at mdanational.com.au/Downloads.
For more information please read our Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy Combined Financial Services Guide (FSG), Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) and Policy Wording and Supplementary FSG and PDS including Amendments to the Policy Wording from our Download Center.
Unwavering Member care
- Doctors for Doctors program - talk freely with a peer who understands your situation and the impact of a medico-legal matter, to independent psychiatrist referrals in exceptional circumstances.
- Doctor-led and doctor-informed service delivery
- Focused on the best professional and personal outcome for the doctor
- Local presence, national support - benefit from having the strength, backing and resources of a national brand behind you, as well as the local knowledge and presence of state offices.
By doctors for doctors
- Supporting 54,000+ Members and insureds – we’re invested in you, not shareholders
- Owned and governed by doctors, caring for the wellbeing and interests of doctors
- A longstanding part of the profession, supporting doctors for more than 95 years
- Nine out of our 10 Mutual Board directors are doctors
- Specialists in health care law and medical indemnity, backed by a dedicated team of risk advisers and external lawyers
By your side when you need us most
We recognise that medico-legal matters can be demanding and stressful, both personally and professionally. That's why our highly qualified and experienced in-house legal team works in close partnership with you to resolve your particular matter as expediently as possible.
Where appropriate, our claims team will partner with external senior lawyers or engage directly with senior counsel, so you will have the most appropriate expertise matched to you specific needs, to ensure the best possible outcome.
Read a case study on how we helped a Member with an unusual request from the police to breach patient confidentiality and privacy.
To read more medico-legal articles and case studies, download MDA National’s Member publication, Defence Update, here.
Reasons why Members called us for advice
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34%Advice/Ethical Dilemma |
10%Medical Records |
8%Ending Doctor-Patient Relationship |
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7%Practice Management |
7%Medico-legal Report |
6%Employment Issues |
Watch our latest webinar on medico-legal insights for Anaesthetists
Resources
MDA National provides timely education to help our Members minimise their medico-legal risk and continually improve their communication and non-clinical skills.
We’ve put together a handful of our resources particularly relevant to interns below. You will also find a series of Podcasts on Apple Music and Spotify.
Articles and case studies
- Patient claims involving hospital doctors
- Complex comorbidities and anaesthesia
- Leaving the Operating Theatre Safely
- Pecuniary Interest Duty of Disclosure
- Anticoagulants and Surgery Part II
- Empowering the medical leaders of tomorrow
- Feeling like an imposter?
- The angry patient
- Active ingredient prescribing
- Tips for writing medical certificates
- Minimising vaccination errors
Videos / webinar recordings
- Risk hotspots for hospital specialists & how to respond when things go wrong webinar recording
- Protecting your practice from cyber strike webinar recording
- Protecting your provider number: when Medicare comes knocking webinar recording
- DNA deliberations: tips for talking about direct-to-consumer tests webinar recording
- Avoiding medical marketing mistakes webinar recording
- Systematic efforts to reduce harms due to prescribed opioids webinar recording (open access)
e-Learning activities
- The challenging emotions of difficult news
- Informed consent challenges
- Prescribing opioids
- Medico-legal CPD quizzes
- Surgeons' risk self-assessments
- Noteworthy: the how, what, where and why of medical documentation
Other resources
- Head over to the MDA National library to see our full suite of articles, blog posts, webinars and podcasts.
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Resources |
MDA National provides timely education to help our Members minimise their medico-legal risk and continually improve their communication and non-clinical skills.
We’ve put together a handful of our resources particularly relevant to interns below. You will also find a series of Podcasts on Apple Music and Spotify.
Articles and case studies
- Patient claims involving hospital doctors
- Complex comorbidities and anaesthesia
- Leaving the Operating Theatre Safely
- Pecuniary Interest Duty of Disclosure
- Anticoagulants and Surgery Part II
- Empowering the medical leaders of tomorrow
- Feeling like an imposter?
- The angry patient
- Active ingredient prescribing
- Tips for writing medical certificates
- Minimising vaccination errors
Videos / webinar recordings
- Risk hotspots for hospital specialists & how to respond when things go wrong webinar recording
- Protecting your practice from cyber strike webinar recording
- Protecting your provider number: when Medicare comes knocking webinar recording
- DNA deliberations: tips for talking about direct-to-consumer tests webinar recording
- Avoiding medical marketing mistakes webinar recording
- Systematic efforts to reduce harms due to prescribed opioids webinar recording (open access)
e-Learning activities
- The challenging emotions of difficult news
- Informed consent challenges
- Prescribing opioids
- Medico-legal CPD quizzes
- Surgeons' risk self-assessments
- Noteworthy: the how, what, where and why of medical documentation
Other resources
- Head over to the MDA National library to see our full suite of articles, blog posts, webinars and podcasts.
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