Doctors deserve the government's focus

Dr Matthew Lee
ByDr Matthew Lee
Published31 October 2022
The MDU has some urgent medico-legal items for the health secretary’s in-tray, says chief executive Dr Matthew Lee.

The cost of future claims liabilities are not far off the total budget for NHS England spending in 2022/23 - which is expected to be circa £152 billion. Reform can not be delayed any longer.

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Dr Matthew Lee
Chief executive, the Medical Defence Union

BM, MBA, FRCP, MRCPCH, FFFLM Matthew has been chief executive of the MDU since September 2021. He has worked at the MDU since 2000, initially as a medico-legal adviser assisting members facing complaints, disciplinary procedures and criminal investigations before becoming professional services director (with responsibility for claims handling, underwriting, legal services and the medical and dental advisory services) in 2009. He joined the MDU from a background of working as a clinical fellow in paediatric intensive care in Southampton, having trained in both anaesthetics and paediatric medicine.

Doctors deserve the government's focus