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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has raised concerns about the increased workload and accountability for dentists taking on the supervision of provisionally registered colleagues who qualified overseas. Responding to Department of Health and Social Care provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists the DDU says it has profound misgivings about whether the system being proposed is workable and practical from a workforce and patient safety… Read more »
A commitment to tackle firearms licensing delays made during a meeting between BASC and Cumbria Police has been reinforced at a follow-up meeting. Cumbria Police revealed during the latest meeting with BASC that it is making rapid progress and has reduced its backlog of renewals by 57 per cent since the introduction of new resources in… Read more »
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A consumer energy watchdog will lobby government today, warning that increasing energy prices pose a serious threat to UK businesses. Energywatch, the gas and electricity consumer group, addresses the issue at the Labour party conference this morning, and will lobby government to exert its influence to help lower prices. Business leaders and consumer watchdogs are… Read more »
Michael Howard’s plan to change the way the Conservative leader is selected has been voted down by MPs and senior party activists. The proposed changes would have seen only MPs – and not party members – selecting the new leader. This means the contest to choose the next Tory leader will be held under the… Read more »
