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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Howard accuses Labour of “pussyfooting” around immigration

Conservative leader Michael Howard has accused Tony Blair of “pussyfooting around” the issue of immigration. As the 2005 election campaign kicked off, he said immigration was “out of control” and insisted that the issue had been a “no go area” for politicians for too long. Speaking in Telford, he said: “Mr Blair may want to… Read more »

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Blair starts election drive with education pledge

Tony Blair has told Labour members that education remains at the heart of the party’s manifesto in the lead up to the 2005 election. Speaking as he accepted his nomination as Labour candidate in his Sedgefield constituency, the prime minister compared Labour’s record over the past eight years with the Conservative’s 18 year stint in… Read more »