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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Foreign secretary Margaret Beckett has expressed her “grave concern” about the escalating crisis between Israel and the Lebanon. She was speaking after a meeting with the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, to discuss Israel’s efforts to secure the return of three soldiers being held hostage. The Israeli navy has entered Lebanese ports and… Read more »
Tackling corruption in developing world governments is at the centre of a new five-year aid and development white paper published today. It includes a new ‘quality of governance’ framework UK ministers will use to assess governments’ commitment to tackle poverty, to uphold human rights and improve public financial management when deciding where to send aid…. Read more »
