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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The Home Office has ordered an immediate inquiry after police chiefs revealed Britons jailed for serious crimes abroad could have been cleared to work with children in the UK. The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said 25 Britons convicted of rapes abroad had not been put on the sexual offences register, because the Home… Read more »
Bosses who refuse to pay their workers the minimum wage could be fined £200 for each employee they underpay, under a new government crackdown. Trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling said he was determined to ensure workers got the money they were entitled to, and today’s new fine would make that clear. Employers already have… Read more »
