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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Tony Bair says anti-Americanism is madness
Blair condemns anti-American ‘madness’

The prime minister has called for an end to hostility towards the US, saying it was “madness” given the vital role the country played in international affairs. Tony Blair warned that the anti-American sentiment prevalent in much of Europe over its dominance in world affairs ignored a much greater danger – that the US would… Read more »

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Report calls for tougher action to stop young people drinking and smoking
Call for action on young drinkers and smokers

Drinking and smoking are as harmful to society as illegal drugs and the government should take greater action to prevent them, a new report has warned. A wide-ranging report from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) calls for tougher rules on advertising alcohol, including banning the sponsorship of music or sports events… Read more »