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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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A review of the ambulance service could mean that paramedics will soon be carrying out emergency treatment in patients’ homes. The proposal suggests that paramedics on motorbikes would be able to answer emergency calls more quickly and diagnose and treat patients who do not need to go to hospital, or do not have time. This… Read more »
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has asked Iran’s newly elected, ultra-conservative president to ease international concerns that he may harden the country’s nuclear stance, thus destabilising the Middle East. Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is known for his pro-nuclear stance and the international community is concerned he may disregard his country’s obligations under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty,… Read more »
