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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 Howard League for Penal Reform is today calling for evidence on the treatment of children in prison as part of a major national inquiry. The inquiry, led by Lord Carlyle of Berriew is looking into the death of 15 year-old Gareth Myatt. Mr Myatt died on 19 April 2004 after being restrained by staff… Read more »
Prime Minister Tony Blair today set out his vision for a health service that helped to keep people fit and well, as opposed to merely treating them when they became ill. The NHS had to be transformed from a “national sickness service” into a “genuine national health service”, he said. As Labour shifted its focus… Read more »
