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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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A planned increase for flood defences should be introduced immediately rather than being deferred for three years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. After this summer’s devastating floods left large areas of England underwater, prime minister Gordon Brown announced a rise in annual flood prevention funding from £600 million to £800 million. The increase… Read more »
Sharon Hodgson, Labour MP for Tyne and Wear, says free, hot meals for all school children would help cut obesity and reverse health inequalities. The biggest challenge in public health is to ensure that we are educating children across the country about their health and how it affects their lives. My constituency suffers from health… Read more »
