News
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 »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
Latest articles
Companies will have to prove that the chemicals they use in everyday products are safe, under a landmark law passed by the European parliament today. The amended bill on registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals (REACH) would require firms to register with a central agency any of about 30,000 substances contained within products such as… Read more »
Budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn about basic commerce and business techniques under a new government scheme to encourage innovation. Chancellor Gordon Brown said the plans to fund 11 summer schools, with 600 places in total, across Britain would boost people’s confidence to set up their own businesses. He predicted a “huge demand”… Read more »
