Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
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The chancellor has said he will be setting out plans to restore confidence in the banking system soon and repeated his commitment to do “whatever it takes” to stabilise the banking system. Alistiar Darling will statement to MPs on Monday on the financial crisis at the first parliamentary session after the summer recess. The government… Read more »
Peter Mandelson has said he will be “joined at the hip” to the prime minister from now on. The new business secretary being interviewed by the Observer newspaper said that although he and Gordon Brown had in the past had a difficult relationship, they had never completely neglected their friendship. Mr Mandelson told the Observer:… Read more »
