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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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 »
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Opposition MPs have acccused the government of burying bad news by releasing a critical report on the police service’s handling of calls just hours after David Blunkett’s resignation. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) warned in yesterday’s report that callers to the police service are sometimes kept waiting for hours for a response. “Most current… Read more »
Parents seeking IVF treatment will no longer have to go through extensive checks in order to try for a child. Today’s new guidelines by the Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) will make the system easier by letting clinicians decide if there is any cause for concern, rather than making them consult the patient’s GP… Read more »
