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https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/staying-on-the-register/professional-indemnity-arrangement/

https://resolution.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NHS-Indemnity.pdf

18 Would health care professionals be covered If they were working other than In
accordance with the duties of their post?
Health care professionals would be covered by NHS Indemnity for actions in the course
of NHS employment, and this should be interpreted liberally. For work not covered in
this way health care professionals may have a civil, or even, in extreme circumstances,
criminal liability for their actions.

http://catalogue.pearsoned.co.uk/assets/hip/gb/hip_gb_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/1408226057.pdf

https://www.nhsemployers.or

g/-/media/Employers/Documents/Retain-and-improve/Professional-Indemnity-Insurance-FAQs.pdf

https://clo.scot.nhs.uk/our-services/cnoris/frequently-asked-questions.aspx

Activity outwith NHS employment 

NHS bodies are not responsible for the work of health care professionals working outwith the scope of their employment and therefore NHS Indemnity does not cover any liability arising from such activity.

 NHS bodies are not responsible for a health care professional’s private practice, even in a NHS hospital. 

Disciplinary Proceedings 

NHS bodies are not financially responsible for the defence of staff involved in disciplinary proceedings conducted by statutory bodies such as the GMC (doctors), NMC (nurses and midwives) and HPC (Health and Care Professions Council). 

 It is the responsibility of the practitioner concerned to take out medical defence cover against such an eventuality.