Linked information:
BMA - 0300 123 1233, Weekdays 0830 - 1800
MDU -medico-legal team are available 8am-6pm Monday to Friday and provide an on-call service for medico-legal emergencies or urgent queries, 24-hours a day, Freephone 0800 716 646
MDDUS - Advisers are available 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Emergency advice is available by phone, 24-hours a day. 0845 270 2034
MPS - advice 24-hours a day on 0800 561 9090 or 0113 241 0200 or querydoc@medicalprotection.org
Going to Court
Going to Court as part of your NHS professional role is more common for some staff than others. The witness support pages on staffnet offers some key things to consider when you are cited as a witness and provides some details around the various legal cases some NHS staff could be called to attend.
http://www.staffnet.ggc.scot.nhs.uk/Corporate%20Services/SWSG/Pages/SWSGHome.aspx [Staffnet link]