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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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Gordon Brown could announce an early election following a strong showing in the polls. The prime minister has summoned Cabinet to a strategy meeting at Chequers next week. Senior Labour figures will use the parliamentary recess to discuss the possibility of an early election to deliver a clear mandate for Mr Brown. Douglas Alexander, who… Read more »
The BBC moved into damage-limitation mode this afternoon as a BBC Trust review found the corporation to have repeatedly made serious editorial breaches in some of its most popular programmes. All phone-related competitions will end from midnight tonight while interactive and online competitions are currently being removed. Editorial leaders involved in the six cited programmes… Read more »
