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Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has issued an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging her to take decisive action to tackle the soaring legal costs of clinical negligence claims. In the last year alone, the NHS spent more than £800 million on legal fees relating to clinical negligence… Read more »
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland are ‘indoctrination’. Alongside mandatory Christian collective worship and a ‘stigmatising’ right of withdrawal, this is therefore discriminatory under human rights law. This ruling will have wide-ranging… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Douglas Alexander has defended his department’s decision to rebrand its aid efforts overseas. The international development secretary said the move was designed to improve awareness of Britain’s involvement in aid projects. ‘UKAid’ will prove more recognisable than ‘DfID’ (Department for International Development), today’s white paper shows. “This white paper sets out our… Read more »
By Liz Stephens Sarah Brown, wife of the prime minister, has guest edited a special edition of the News of the World magazine, Fabulous. The magazine, to be published later this month, will focus on raising awareness of women’s health issues. The publication, which has been in the pipeline for several months, will feature an… Read more »
