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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 »
Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
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Planned tax rises will have to be delayed until 2007 because of weak growth in the economy, according to an independent economic forecasting group. The Ernst & Young Item Club said the weakness in the economy, with growth likely to fall to 2.1 per cent this year, will make it harder to plug chancellor Gordon… Read more »
Children will be given free books as part of a new drive to promote reading, the government will announce this week. Under the £27 million scheme, to be unveiled by education secretary Ruth Kelly, children under the under of four will get a free bag of books. Ms Kelly will detail plans to give out… Read more »
