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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Countries around the world have issued terror warnings in the wake of suicide bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which proved al-Qaeda remains a threat. The US and Britain have warned citizens of the possibility of terrorist attacks in East Africa and parts of South East Asia and have advised against non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia… Read more »
NHS waiting lists have fallen below 1million for the first time in a decade, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Health. Figures for the end of March suggest that over the month the list fell by 35,300, more than 3%. This leaves the total number of people waiting at the end… Read more »
