The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
Latest articles
Tony Blair has said that the Government will begin a big push to ensure that those whose asylum claims are rejected are deported to their country of origin. Although the number of asylum applicants has fallen in recent months, opposition politicians have chosen to focus on the number of people being removed – a figure… Read more »
Boris Johnson, Conservative MP for Henley, editor of the Spectator and media pundit has been voted by MPs as their ideal meeting chair. The results come in a survey of MPs for National Meetings Week, which is designed to promote an “I love meetings culture”. In this year’s survey of MPs Mr Johnson came out… Read more »