Our aim is to simplify GP indemnity and to ensure we keep membership fees as affordable as possible without compromising on our high quality of service. We have a team who takes pride in providing excellent customer care and makes sure all your indemnity needs are well taken care of. Our medico-legal advisers are available for assistance and support 24/7 – 365 days a year, to ensure you can work with peace of mind.
Our indemnity is occurrence-based, which means that there will never be any run-off fees to worry about; your membership fee is all-inclusive. Your indemnity will remain valid with us for the period of your membership even if you decide to leave us, leave the profession, or retire.
We take pride in being able to offer a truly flexible and friendly service, and being able to adjust to your needs as a GP throughout your career.
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Membership Options
Specialist Portfolio Membership
We recognise that modern GP practice is evolving, with many clinicians developing focused areas of expertise and pioneering new models of care.
Our Specialist Portfolio Membership provides tailored protection for each of these established and emerging fields, reflecting the true scope of your work and supporting you to be the healthcare professional you want to be.
Whether you’re advancing preventive medicine, exploring integrative approaches, or expanding patient choice, we ensure your cover keeps pace.
You’ll have the confidence to practise with purpose and without hesitation, knowing your membership evolves with your specialist interests and the changing face of general practice.
Specialist Portfolio Membership is available for:
- Women’s Health
- Men’s Health
- Sports Medicine
- Lifestyle & Functional Medicine
- Weight Loss
- Cardiovascular Care
- Occupational Health
- Facial Aesthetics
- Medico-Legal Reports
- Health Assessment/Medicals
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Professional Defence Package (PDP) for GPs with state-backed indemnity
State-backed indemnity gives NHS GPs important protection for clinical negligence claims, but it does not cover every professional issue a GP may face.
Our Professional Defence Package is designed for GPs working in the NHS in England and Wales who want clear, personal support alongside their state-backed indemnity. It may also be suitable for NHS GPs working from abroad, either temporarily or on a permanent basis.
From complaint responses and GMC investigations to medico-legal advice, disciplinary matters and professional concerns, we help you respond with clarity and confidence when your individual position is under pressure.
Membership is provided on an annual basis, but charged monthly with no additional fee or interest. Temporary and short-term membership available on request.
The NHS may cover the claim. We help protect your reputation.
PDP includes the following:
- Three clear fixed price membership options, covering up to 15 hours, 25 hours or 45 hours of work per week
- GMC investigations
- 24/7 medico-legal assistance, support and representation and allssociated legal costs
- Help with complaints and complaint responses
- Assistance with ethical and professional issues
- HR and employment support
- Disciplinary proceedings
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Locum Flex Membership
Flexible GP indemnity for locum work
Locum GP work does not always follow a fixed annual pattern. Your indemnity should not force you into one.
Locum Flex Membership is designed specifically for locum GPs who want clear, flexible protection that reflects the way they actually work. You choose the weekly hours band that matches your rota, pay monthly by Direct Debit, and can adjust, pause or end your membership without unnecessary penalties or complexity.
Whether your workload changes month to month, you move between practices, or you need quick access to proof of cover, Locum Flex gives you a simpler way to manage your indemnity with confidence.
Membership includes full medico legal advice and representation, consistent with standard salaried GP membership, and is provided on an occurrence based basis for work completed while you are a member.
You only pay up to your last day of membership. No more and not beyond.
Locum work is flexible. Your indemnity should be too.
Locum Flex includes the following:
- Three clear monthly membership options, covering up to 15 hours, 25 hours or 45 hours of work per week
- Monthly payment by Direct Debit, with no hidden fees or unnecessary lock-in
- The ability to increase or reduce your weekly hours band as your working pattern changes
- The ability to pause, extend or end your membership without fees or penalties
- Occurrence based protection for work completed while you are a member
- Full medico legal advice, assistance and representation, including support with complaints, GMC investigations and disciplinary matters
- Access to membership documents and proof of cover for practices, agencies and compliance teams
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Newly Qualified GP
Starting your career as a GP is an important milestone, and we believe your indemnity should support you, not add pressure.
Our Newly Qualified GP Membership is designed for GPs who got on the GP register within the last 24 months. Too often, new clinicians see their indemnity costs rise sharply 1-2 years after they qualify. We believe that’s unnecessary, unhelpful, and out of step with the realities of early practice.
At Medical Defense Society, we want early career GPs to focus on patient care, professional growth and building confidence. That’s why this membership support GPs working in the NHS in England and Wales, with state-backed indemnity, providing cover for up to 45 hours per week. Clear, simple, and without compromise.
What makes this membership truly different is our commitment to price certainty.
We fix the price of your membership for the first three years of your career.
Three years of stability. One transparent price.
A foundation of confidence and clarity as you establish yourself in modern general practice.
Newly Qualified GP Membership includes:
- 3 years membership with 1 fixed price
- GMC investigations
- 24/7 medico-legal assistance, support and representation, all associated legal costs
- Help with complaints and complaint responses
- Assistance with handling ethical / other professional issues
- HR & employment support
- Disciplinary proceedings
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Private GP Membership
Our private membership is for GPs who do not have state-backed indemnity.
Membership can be provided to GPs working from abroad (for an online GP provider, for example), as long as this has been appropriately set up and agreed with the employer.
We offer private membership on an annual basis, but temporary / short term memberships are also available. Please contact us to enquire.
How to build your Private GP membership that is specific to your practice:
- Review and choose from the list of Specialist Portfolio Membership (SPM) options or talk to one of our advisors if there is a specialism we have not listed.
- No limit on re-quotes throughout your membership as your practice evolves and you wish to add or remove SPM options.
- We respect the judgement of our members and allow split cover if they feel this provides the best option for them to practice in confidence without hesitation.
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NHS Practice Membership
Practice membership is available for surgeries where all Partners and salaried GPs have a membership with us.
Practice membership includes:
- Membership for practice manager
- Membership for regulated and non-regulated practice staff*
- 24/7 medico-legal advice line
- Free CQC advice
- Free HR support Support with patient complaints etc.
*Excluding GPs.
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GP in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands
We can help you with a fully comprehensive membership including clinical negligence, 24/7 medico-legal advice, support and representation, GMC investigations, help with complaints, HR & Employment issues etc. All associated legal costs are included in this membership too.
Private Group / Corporate Membership
Our Group / Corporate membership is available for private GP clinics and corporations.
By taking a group membership for the GPs at your organisation, you will ensure that all their indemnity needs have been met, and can rest assured our expert medico-legal team will be available to assist with any complaints, claims or other incidents that may arise from their clinical work with you.
Nurses, ANPs, Pharmacists, Paramedics, HCAs etc. can be included in the membership too.
