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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Terrorist suspects could be held for up to three months under the government’s proposed new anti-terrorist legislation. In a letter to his Conservative and Liberal Democrat counterparts, home secretary Charles Clarke reveals that he has bowed to police pressure to extend the detention period from its current limit of 14 days. But he admits that… Read more »
Male prisoners are five times more likely to commit suicide than members of the general population, according to research carried out by the Lancet. This figure rises dramatically for young offenders, as those aged between 15 and 17 years are 18 times more likely to take their own lives while in custody. It is claimed… Read more »
