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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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MPs have questioned why the public should pay twice for costly passports and ID cards when the two share so many functions. The Commons public accounts committee said their similarities “should be reflected in the combined fee”. Committee chairman Edward Leigh said most adults would have to hold both and the Home Office needed to… Read more »
High-risk offenders could be released from prison as the government struggles to cope with the prison overcrowding crisis. Justice secretary Jack Straw told MPs last night the prison service would have to consider releasing prisoners on indeterminate public protection (IPP) sentences once they had served their minimum tariff. IPP sentences are handed to prisoners convicted… Read more »
