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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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 »
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Fertility clinics across the UK have dramatically varying rates of success according to the fertility watchdog. The chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Suzi Leather said that patients and doctors needed to make informed decisions about where to seek treatment. “With treatment costing many thousands of pounds, it is right that the… Read more »
BBC bosses and union officials are to meet with conciliatory body Acas on Thursday in an effort to avoid further industrial action. Thousands of BBC workers went on strike for 24 hours yesterday over plans to cut 4,000 jobs at the corporation, bringing almost all live radio and television news to a standstill. The flagship… Read more »
