Medical Protection Society

Medical Assurance Society manages membership administration and marketing services for New Zealand medical members of the Medical Protection Society (MPS).

MPS is a not-for profit mutual organisation, owned entirely by the members, whose sole purpose is to provide professional support to doctors who experience medico-legal difficulties.

With an international presence, MPS has more than 235,000 members in over 40 countries - in New Zealand there are over 12,000 members across the healthcare professions.

MPS has protected, supported and defended the professional reputation of doctors and other healthcare professionals in New Zealand for over half a century.

Find out more about how MPS can help you...

For more information on joining MPS or if you need to let us know about any change in your professional circumstances, please contact us on:

Freephone 0800 CALL MPS (0800 225 5677)

or email: membership@mps.org.nz

Alternatively, to complete a membership application form please download the relevant pdf.

For membership rates please download the Membership Rates pdf.

For Medico-Legal Advice

If you have a specific problem or query, contact one of the MPS medico-legal advisors - available 24 hours, seven days a week.

They are medical professionals with legal training, so they understand both the practical problems you face, and the legal and ethical issues that are raised.

Freephone 0800 CALL MPS (0800 225 5677)

Or email: querydoc@mps.org.nz

Note: If sending a query by email, please do not include any personal information about patients, in the interests of confidentiality.

MPS medico-legal advisors:

Dr Peter Robinson

Dr Aine McCoy

Dr Tim Cookson

Visit the NZ section of the MPS website at:

http://www.medicalprotection.org/newzealand/