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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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Robberies are up by eight per cent on the past year, fuelled by the increase in young people carrying MP3 player and mobile phones, according to the Home Office. It said half of recorded robberies in 2005-06 – which rose from 90,747 to 98,204 on the year – were in London, but other areas, such… Read more »