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Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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The Conservative party must set out a “complete vision” of the kind of country it wants Britain to become, Liam Fox said last night. The shadow foreign secretary warned that simply reflecting the public mood was not enough – Britain needed strong leadership that would not only set the agenda on public policy but also… Read more »
The United Nations has agreed to a statement condemning “all acts of terrorism irrespective of their motivation” at a summit in New York. It signals a victory of sorts for Tony Blair, who had been strongly pressing for both an international message condemning terrorism and a definition of terrorism. There was no agreement on the… Read more »