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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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Accentuating the positive is going to be harder than usual this week. That doesn’t mean the coalition government won’t try. By Alex Stevenson Let’s not forget quite how hard this process is going to be. Labour’s plans to cut spending were going to be worse than those seen under Margaret Thatcher. The coalition’s plans are… Read more »
Another week, another unfortunate series of events for the Liberal Democrats, whose relationship with the Conservatives looks more and more like that of a battered housewife. Vince Cable ruled out a graduate tax on Sunday, and by Tuesday it was clear that Lord Browne wanted to scrap the cap on tuition fees altogether. They could… Read more »
