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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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Supermarket chain Morrisons is planning to close three distribution centres with the loss of 2,500 jobs, the GMB union has claimed. The union’s warning comes as 8,000 depot workers and lorry drivers – represented by the GMB and the Transport and General Workers Union – vote on industrial action later this week, according to the… Read more »
The majority of users of mental health services are happy with the care they get on the NHS, a new survey from the Healthcare Commission finds. But the report highlights shortfalls in users’ access to out of hours and crisis care, while also raising questions about continuing care. More than three quarters (77 per cent)… Read more »
