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Double royal recognition for MDU’s employee training programmes

The excellence of the Medical Defence Union’s training for its membership and medico-legal team has been recognised by HRH the Princess Royal. City and Guilds group has awarded the Medical Defence Union (MDU) with two Princess Royal Training awards. The awards were made for the MDU’s membership development and medico-legal assistant training programmes. The not for profit,… Read more »

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MDU reveals over 99% of requests for help with medico-legal cases are supported

MDU reveals over 99% of requests for help with medico-legal cases are supported Leading not for profit indemnifier, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) revealed today that almost all the requests it receives from its healthcare professional members for help with medico-legal issues are supported. The MDU provides full assistance, which can include legal defence and… Read more »

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Nic Dakin is the Labour MP for Scunthorpe
Comment: Ministers must save sixth-form funding

As a sixth-form college principal until I became an MP at the last election, I am a bit of an anorak when it comes to the funding of 16- to 19-year-olds education. By Nic Dakin So I am extremely concerned that the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) is proposing a massive cut in the funding… Read more »

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Robert Buckland is the Conservative MP for Swindon South
Comment: School governors are struggling against a tired system

School administration faces radical reform. We have more academies and free schools coming online and changes to maintained schools at local authority level. Some schools are also considering federation which will be an opportunity to enhance the strategic approach taken by a governing body. So the school governance debate that I introduced on Tuesday was… Read more »