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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Pursglove on Rwanda deal: ‘We comply fully with our legal and international obligations’

In an urgent question, Stuart C. McDonald of the SNP asked home minister Tom Pursglove to give a statement on the planned removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda, with McDonald labelling the scheme “state sponsored trafficking and transportation”.  Pursglove rejected this “offensive” characterisation, underlining that the scheme complies “fully with our legal and international obligations”…. Read more »

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Treasury blames falling GDP on end of Covid mass testing

In an urgent question, shadow treasury minister Pat McFadden asked economic secretary John Glen for a statement on the figures released by the Office for National Statistics that have shown a decrease in the UK’s GDP. Glen referred to Coronavirus and the war in Ukraine as a “perfect storm” but identified the “wind down of… Read more »