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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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Civil servants should be made accountable for their decisions under a radical programme of reform, a left-leaning think tank argues today. The Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) says the current code of ministerial responsibility, where the secretary of state or junior minister takes responsibility for every decision in their department, is not conducive to… Read more »
The criminal justice system is still “distant from what most reasonable people want”, Tony Blair said today. The prime minister admitted that despite introducing dozens of pieces of criminal justice legislation since 1997, the system is still not as effective as it should be. “People want a society without prejudice but with rules – rules… Read more »
