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Former GP appointed to lead MDU professional services team

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 »

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Government challenged for allowing US flights carrying arms to Israel through UK airports
Govt challenged in court over Israel arms flights

The government is today being accused of “aiding and abetting” breaches of international law by allowing US flights carrying arms to Israel to use UK airports. The Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is launching a court action against the Civil Aviation Authority, the Foreign Office and the defence secretary for what it claims is their… Read more »

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Tony McNulty says eastern European workers are benefiting the economy
450,000 eastern Europeans working in UK

Almost 450,000 workers from the ten countries that joined the EU in 2004 have come to work in the UK, new figures reveal. Home Office research finds that 447,095 eastern Europeans have taken advantage of the right to work in the UK since May 2004, almost two thirds of them from Poland. This is considerably… Read more »