In the face of the evolving impact of COVID-19, MDA National’s immediate priority is to provide the timely, practical and clear medico-legal support and advice our Members require to KEEP ON practising with confidence.  

We have developed a dedicated COVID-19 resource page, to answer all of your questions with regards to your legal responsibilities during the crisis.

Want to know about your obligations to patients or when managing staff during a pandemic? Would you like help understanding COVID-19 telehealth MBS items? MDA National staff share the knowledge gained from the record-breaking number of queries Members asked in March 2020 and answer doctors’ live questions in this 47-minute webinar recorded on 8 April 2020. https://vimeo.com/409640395/3c97e7fc56

MDA National doesn’t just help doctors when something goes wrong. Our goal is to empower doctors with the best medico-legal knowledge, so they can prevent a claim from arising in the first place.

 Some of the benefits offered by MDA National include:

• On-call access to the best medical defence experts in the country, available 24/7 in emergencies
• Personalised advice and care
• One case manager to look after a member’s issue from start to finish
• Wellbeing and career support

We have a range of medico-legal resources to support medical practitioners and help them navigate medico-legal issues in their practise:

• On-demand education activities, including webinars and podcasts.
• Defence Update, our flagship publication which offers detailed coverage and analysis of all the latest medico-legal news.
• Medico-legal blog, where our medical defence experts provide regular updates, advice and helpful resources for different specialties.

The MDA National Group is made up of MDA National Limited ABN 67 055 801 771 and MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd (MDA National Insurance) ABN 56 058 271 417 AFS Licence No. 238073. Insurance products are underwritten by MDA National Insurance.