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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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Falconer: Family court cases are taking too long
Government promises better child contact arrangements

Parents who refuse to let a divorced partner see their child could be electronically tagged, sent to do voluntary work while their partner spends time with the child or forced to pay compensation for missed holidays, under proposals launched today. Constitutional Affairs Secretary Lord Falconer announced the results of a consultation on parents’ access to… Read more »

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Davis: Young people are victims of crime not just perpetrators
Tories host youth crime summit

Leading Conservative politicians are today hosting a youth crime summit to discuss how to protect young people from crime. Key issues on the table include how to prevent young people becoming involved with crime, how to tackle those young people who do become involved with crime and how to prevent children becoming victims of crime…. Read more »