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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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The gap between the struggling manufacturing sector and the buoyant service sector has continued to grow, according to the latest survey. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) found that during the third quarter of 2003, the UK’s manufacturing sector suffered a sharp downturn whilst the service sector experienced a welcome rebound. The BCC argued that… Read more »
Researchers have found that the latest combined treatments for HIV are allowing patients to survive for at least 10 years. Death rates in Europe have fallen by 80 per cent since 1997 when the new Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) drug regime was first introduced, the Medical Research Council has found. Anti-retroviral drugs work by… Read more »
