▁dent al ▁council ▁in qui ries , ▁legal ▁and ▁eth ical ▁d ile mm as , ▁discipl inary ▁procedures , ▁in quest s ▁and ▁fatal ▁accident ▁in qui ries . ▁ ▁M PS ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁major ▁medical ▁defence ▁organis ations ▁( M DO s ) ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁main ▁compet itor ▁of ▁M PS ▁is ▁the ▁Medical ▁Def ence ▁Union ▁( MD U ). ▁Other ▁compet itors ▁include ▁Prem ium ▁Medical ▁Prote ction ▁( P MP ) ▁and ▁the ▁Medical ▁and ▁D ental ▁Def ence ▁Union ▁of ▁Scotland ▁( MD D US ). ▁ ▁M PS ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁with ▁just ▁ 1 3 ▁original ▁members ▁all ▁pract ising ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁count ies ▁of ▁England , ▁and ▁now ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁has ▁over ▁ 2 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Ind em n ity ▁ ▁M PS ▁a ims ▁to ▁help ▁do ctors ▁with ▁eth ical ▁and ▁legal ▁problems ▁that ▁arise ▁from ▁their ▁clin ical ▁practice . ▁M embers ▁of ▁M PS ▁look ▁to ▁the ▁organisation ▁for ▁med ico legal ▁advice ▁and ▁in dem n ification ▁for ▁the ▁legal ▁costs ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁their ▁professional ▁re put ations . ▁M PS ▁also ▁pays ▁out ▁dam ages ▁for ▁clin ical ▁neg lig ence . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁ins urance ▁company ; ▁M PS ▁offers ▁funds ▁and ▁other ▁services ▁to ▁its ▁membership ▁body ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁a ▁council ▁of