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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) responded to the GMC workforce report 2024 which found there needs to be more education and training opportunities for locally employed doctors, many of whom qualified from outside the UK. Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, MDU head of advisory services, said: “The GMC’s latest report highlights that the medical workforce is evolving into one… Read more »
Tomorrow, MPs will vote for the first time on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – the first vote on assisted dying in the Commons in nearly a decade. Introduced by Kim Leadbeater MBE, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, the Bill will allow adults who are terminally ill with six months or… Read more »
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The Labour Party will set out its plan to reduce the number of young people out of work, education or training in a major pre-budget speech. Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will say that young people have a responsibility to take up work or training that is being offered. She will point out… Read more »
The prime minister gave a speech at 5.45pm on Friday evening, addressing events in parliament last week after the Speaker changed parliamentary convention due to concerns for the safety of MPs. Downing Street has referred to the speech as the “PM’s address on extremism”. Read the full text of the speech below: In recent weeks… Read more »
