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 »
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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London braces itself today for a large-scale protest against this week’s state visit to the UK by US president George W Bush. A national protest organised by the Stop the War Coalition starts at 14:00 BST and the organisation expects as many as 100,000 people to march through the capital, finishing with a rally in… Read more »
The Inland Revenue has mismanaged the implementation of the new tax credit system to the tune of £700 million-a-year, according to the Government’s spending watchdog. The National Audit Office said the Revenue had overpaid many people claiming working families’ and disabled persons’ tax credits. As an explanation, the NAO said many claimants had failed to… Read more »
