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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 GMB union is running adverts in today’s Guardian, Independent and Mirror attacking Michael Howard’s “hypocrisy” over the health service. The union said public sector workers had had enough of Michael Howard “talking down the NHS”. They are angry that Mr Howard poses for photos with NHS staff, before attacking them over dirty wards. Sharon… Read more »
The SDLP has launched its general election manifesto, saying that it’s the only party that can deliver a united Ireland. The nationalist party stresses its support of the Good Friday Agreement and portrays itself as the “only party to stand totally and positively by both of the key standards of the Good Friday Agreement –… Read more »