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Former GP appointed to lead MDU professional services team

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 »

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Milly's Fund launches safety video
Milly’s Fund launches safety video

MPs are to watch a safety video that was commissioned by the parents of the murdered teenager, Milly Dowler, later today in the House of Commons. The video is aimed at showing teenagers how to plan their personal safety and will be given to every school in the UK. The video is entitled ‘Watch Over… Read more »

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Amnesty warns transit centres may 'drive asylum underground'
Amnesty warns transit centres may ‘drive asylum underground’

Human rights group Amnesty International has published a report condemning proposed EU ‘transit process centres’ and warning that if they are set up asylum may be driven underground. Proposals for the centres are to be discussed at this week’s EU summit in Thessaloniki, Greece. However Britain has signalled that it will drop proposals for interning… Read more »