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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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NHS prescription charges will rise by ten pence from 1 April, taking the charge for a singe prescription item to £6.50. Pre-payment prescription certificates will rise 50 pence to £33.90 for a four month certificate, and rise £1.40 to £93.20 for a 12 month certificate. Prescription charges are expected to raise around £452 million for… Read more »
The House of Lords has refused to back down on its opposition to the Government’s anti-terror laws in the penultimate day of parliamentary debate on the subject. The Lords has voted to re-introduce four key amendments back into the bill. Peers voted for greater judicial involvement in the issuing of control orders, a new ‘sunset… Read more »
