Summary report 2011 - Medical Protection Society

2SUMMARY REPORT 2011Key points 1Extracts from some of the wide range of speakers included:Preparing for CQC registrationThe conference opened with a keynote speech fromAmanda Sherlock, Director of Operations Delivery atthe Care Quality Commission (CQC), on preparingfor CQC registration. New legislation requires that allOOH providers need to register by April 2012 andgeneral practices by April 2013.Report of the conference hosted bythe Medical Protection Society andsupported by MPS Risk Solutions LimitedChurch House Conference Centre,Westminster, LondonThursday 15 September 2011Bob Blackie, General Manager of Milton KeynesUrgent Care Services, shared some best practiceexamples for registering with the CQC. Bobsuggested that organisations should embraceregistration as a means to improve and renew theirpractice policy. He also suggested that, while itmight be tempting to try and arrange for an externalorganisation to do the hard work of preparing forCQC registration for you, it is a good idea to engagethe whole organisation in the process. Registrationis an ideal opportunity to audit current practice andimplement any improvements.Medical Protection SocietyProfessional suPPort and exPert advice33 cavendish square, london W1G 0PsGranary Wharf House, leeds ls11 5PY39 George street, edinburgh, eH2 2Hnwww.mps.org.ukGeneral enquiriest 0845 605 4000F 0113 241 0500e info@mps.org.ukMedicolegal enquiriest 0845 605 4000Please direct a l comments, questions orsuggestions about MPs service, policy andoperations to:Chief ExecutiveMedical Protection societyMedical Protection SocietyProfessional suPPort and exPert adviceF 0113 241 0500e querydoc@mps.org.uk33 cavendish square,london W1G 0Ps, united KingdomMPS CQC registration bookletMembership enquiriest 0845 718 7187F 0113 243 0500e member.help@mps.org.ukMPS educational Servicesa dedicated division providing riskmanagement, education, training andin the interests of confidentiality please do notinclude information in any email that woulda low a patient to be identified.consultancy.t 0113 241 0696e education@mps.org.ukTo make the transition to CQC registration easier, MPS has produced a new guide,Signposting the CQC: Understanding your new registration.UK GP Practice reward Package enquiriestel 0845 456 7767email gppractice@mps.org.ukwww.mps.org.uk/gppracticeCall 0113 241 0247 to order this FREE guide – available 1 October 2011. Todownload the publication from the MPS website – click here.the Medical Protection Society. a company limited by guarantee. registered in england no. 36142 at 33cavendish square, london W1G 0Ps. MPs is not an insurance company. a l the benefits of membership ofMPs are discretionary as set out in the Memorandum and articles of association.MPs1306: 09/11Signposting the cQcUnderstanding your new registrationwww.mps.org.ukMPS1306 CQC Signpost - understanding your new registration_A5 2011 cover.indd 1 20/09/2011 18:25Liabilities and risks froma corporate perspectiveThis year saw the first conviction under the CorporateManslaughter Act. MPS High Claims Manager MelanieRowles explained to delegates the policy developmentsand legal reasoning behind corporate manslaughter andvicarious liabilities from an OOH perspective.More than simply a case where “the employer cops itwhen something goes wrong”, vicarious liability ensuresthat those who have suffered harm secure compensationfrom a financially secure enterprise, rather than relyingon the finances of the individual who has carried out anywrong doing. It also encourages employers to maintaingood standards of practice amongst all their employees.To view the MPS Casebook article, “Liability for others’errors”, for more information – click here.