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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 »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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The Mayor of London yesterday invited controversial Muslim cleric, Yusuf al Qaradawi, back to Britain for another lecture tour. Ken Livingstone offered Dr al Qaradawi the chance to speak at a three-day conference in October, saying it would be an “honour.” Dr al Qaradawi has been chastised in certain sections of the press for allegedly… Read more »
The Shadow Chancellor has branded Gordon Brown’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) a “manifesto for fat government and fake savings.” Speaking this afternoon in the Commons, Oliver Letwin attacked Labour’s record on public services claiming increases in spending of £30 billion on the NHS still leaves a million on waiting lists and with a doubling of… Read more »