Responding to today’s publication by the GMC of its report in to doctors who have died while under investigation or during a period of monitoring, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that lessons must be learned, and improvements made. The report reveals that between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, of the 29 doctors who sadly… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will not accept “rewarding failure” in the upcoming review of firearms licensing fees in England, Scotland and Wales. The review has been launched by the Home Office. A Fees Working Group, which includes representatives from BASC and the British Shooting Sports Council, has been set up. Its… Read more »
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The government has made “significant progress” in its £20 billion IT programme for the NHS, but its benefits must be better explained to staff, the public spending watchdog has warned. In a new report, the National Audit Office (NAO) says that while the aims of the national programme for IT are supported by NHS workers,… Read more »
The government has agreed to allow former Liberian president Charles Taylor to serve his sentence in a British jail if he is found guilty of crimes against humanity. The Netherlands have offered to hold Mr Taylor’s trial, but only on condition that, if found guilty, another country was prepared to host him during his sentence…. Read more »
