The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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 »
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David Cameron today spoke out in defence of the union under the slogan “stronger together”. Speaking as the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party, Mr Cameron said an imperfect union was preferable to a broken one. Although he said there were legitimate constitutional questions posed by the relationship between Scotland and England – most… Read more »
The government today announced plans to give people in need of social care personal budgets to commission their own services. Health secretary Alan Johnson said the plan for Personal Care Budgets would “transform” care for older and disabled people. The scheme is being rolled out across the country following successful pilot trials and is backed… Read more »