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 »
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Health Secretary John Reid has said that the Government would give more independence and choice to people receiving social care. Under plans outlined in the Government’s Green Paper, people requiring social care would be able to choose how to spend the money they receive from local authorities. Dr Reid said that £14 billion would be… Read more »
Conservative leader Michael Howard was today forced to deny charges that his decision to focus political attention on illegal Traveller sites was “racist”. On Monday Mr Howard launched his party’s five-point plan to crack-down on Travellers that he claimed are “openly abusing” the UK’s planning rules. He blamed the Human Rights Act for giving Travellers… Read more »
