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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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The basic state pension should gradually become more generous and less means-tested, paid for by an increase in the retirement age up to 69, Adair Turner said today. Announcing the final report of his long-awaited pension commission, Lord Turner also recommended the creation of a national pensions saving scheme (NPSS), to “use the power of… Read more »
British Gas engineers will take part in five 24-hour strikes in the coming weeks in a battle with the company over pension rights. It is estimated that up to 6,000 engineers will down tools on December 12th, 19th and 21st and January 6th and 9th. In addition, out-of-hours calls will not be handled from December… Read more »
