Redressing the balance: standing up for doctors

Dr Matthew Lee
ByDr Matthew Lee
Published06 March 2023
Society expects a great deal from doctors, but the standards they are held accountable to must be achievable and not set them up to fail.

The GMC must take care not to further burden doctors with unattainable expectations - after all, the standard being set is 'Good medical practice', not 'Perfect…'.

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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.

Redressing the balance: standing up for doctors