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A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
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The NHS suspensions procedure is costing both individuals and taxpayers too much, according an influential committee of MPs. A new report from the Public Accounts Select Committee argues that too many suspensions of NHS staff end up dragging on for unacceptably long periods of time, which is both to the detriment of the individual and… Read more »
The Prime Minister has called on US President George Bush to “reach out’ to European leaders still at loggerheads over the rightfulness of the 2003 Iraq war. And he urged European leaders to reciprocate, saying neither Europe nor the US ought to be “arrogant” about the other. Mr Blair defended the president and US foreign… Read more »
