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Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »
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The head of Imperial Tobacco admitted yesterday there was no such thing as a “safe cigarette.” Defending Imperial Tobacco at the Court of Session in Edinburgh yesterday, CEO Gareth Davies said smokers were more likely to develop serious diseases such as lung cancer. But he qualified his remarks by saying that smoking did not necessarily… Read more »
A small firm in North Wales is close to penning a major contract with the US space agency Nasa. Caernarfon-based PPM Technology Ltd has been approached by Nasa to supply safety devices. Should the deal be secured, astronauts on board the International Space Station will use hand-held and fixed monitoring meters to check for dangerous… Read more »
