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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An American Black Hawk helicopter was shot down near the Iraqi town of Tikrit Saturday, injuring one member of the crew, according to witnesses. The Black Hawk was flanked by another helicopter when it crashed. The second aircraft landed in a field near an American base where the wounded crew member was rescued. The helicopter… Read more »
Princes William and Harry have agreed to a private meeting with their mother’s former butler, Paul Burrell. St James’s Palace confirmed the meeting would take place. Mr Burrell is sticking to his guns over the Princess Diana revelations. The defiant former servant is to press ahead with publishing his new book entitled, A Royal Duty,… Read more »

