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The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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A new report from Alcohol Concern has found that twice as many people are dying from drinking too much today compared to the 1970’s. The figures revealed at its Legal But Lethal conference show that almost 6,000 people died due to the directly attributable affects of alcohol in 2001. This compares to only 1,498 deaths… Read more »
The Health Service Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, has announced a sharp rise in the number of complaints about the NHS in the last year. To the end of the last financial year she received almost four thousand complaints, a significant number more than the 2,660 received the year before. While this appears to indicate a significant… Read more »
