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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 »
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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The international development secretary has called for the British and US military to stop using cluster bombs, according to a leaked letter. Deputy prime minister hopeful Hilary Benn wrote last week to cabinet colleagues, defence secretary Des Browne and foreign secretary Margaret Beckett. He described the controversial weapon as “essentially equivalent to landmines”, which were… Read more »
A former Conservative party defence spokesman has described David Cameron’s decision to support an immediate inquiry into the Iraq war as “absolutely crazy”. Quentin Davies, who served in shadow foreign secretary William Hague’s shadow cabinet, said the Tory leader’s backing of the unsuccessful SNP and Plaid Cymru motion risked portraying the Tories as a party… Read more »
