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It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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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The Health Secretary has launched a new initiative to end regional differences in the prescribing of drugs to cancer patients. Publishing a report by the National Cancer Director, Professor Mike Richards, Dr John Reid admitted the report showed “unacceptably high variations across the country in the uptake of cancer drugs approved by NICE [the National… Read more »
Ken Livingstone has appointed Nicky Gavron Deputy Mayor of London. Ms Gavron will take up the post immediately and will take specific responsibility for the development and implementation of environmental policies. These include the establishment of a Climate Change Agency for London. She will also play a “leading role” on children, family and women’s policies…. Read more »
