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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For those people under whelmed by the election fever gripping the national press there is a new solution – buy a gnome! The Sun, complaining about political apathy, has introduced three hand-painted gnomes it calls “Boozy, Smoothie and Smiley”. There are no points for guessing which leaders they refer to. Originally produced for satellite channel… Read more »
Martin McGuinness, the high-profile Sinn Fein chief negotiator and former IRA member, might have expected a tough battle to retain his Mid Ulster seat this time around. Sinn Fein has had a poor year, battered by the furore over the murder of Belfast man Robert McCartney and snubbed by George Bush. And McGuinness’ continuing absence… Read more »
