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GMC guidance on fatigued doctors welcomed by MDU

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes updated COVID-19 guidance for GMC fitness to practise decision makers. The guidance advises them to take account of ‘sustained and extreme periods of fatigue’ among doctors. Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU head of advisory services said: “Yesterday, an MDU survey of over 500 members revealed that one in four doctors admitted being… Read more »

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Former T&G says trade unions must accept their role in Labour has change
Unions ‘should have less influence over Labour’

Unions should no longer have such a large say in how Labour party policy is formulated, a former leader of the Transport and General Workers’ union (T&G) has suggested. Bill Morris, who was general secretary of the union from 1991 to 2003, said declining membership meant unions no longer had the democratic mandate they used… Read more »

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Oxfam report criticises G8 countries over aid pledges
G8 aid pledges ‘unlikely to be met’

The eight richest countries are unlikely to meet their commitment to increase aid to developing countries by $50 billion by 2010, Oxfam has warned. In a new report, the aid charity says the practice of double-counting, where rich countries count debt cancellation in their aid budgets, continues and is hiding the real level of aid…. Read more »