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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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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 »
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 »
