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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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US President George W Bush arrived in the capital last night to begin his controversial three-day state visit of the UK. Mr Bush and wife Laura landed at Heathrow Airport at around 19:30GMT yesterday evening. After being greeted by the Prince of Wales at a red carpet reception, they were quickly flown to Buckingham Palace… Read more »
Prime minister Tony Blair has ordered his sports minister to return home to help stave off a potential Commons defeat on Wednesday over the Government’s flagship Health and Social Care Bill. Sports minister Richard Caborn was ordered home from Australia before England’s rugby union World Cup final in Australia. In his place, culture secretary Tessa… Read more »
