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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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The United Nations should intervene in Zimbabwe, the Liberal Democrat leader argued today. Menzies Campbell reiterated calls for UN action against Robert Mugabe, but cautioned it was first crucial to build up regional support. Addressing delegates at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton, Sir Menzies acknowledged intervention in Zimbabwe would be difficult but insisted it… Read more »
Every person in the UK should be offered a dental check-up on the NHS, the Liberal Democrats said today. Delegates at the Lib Dem conference voted to extend access to NHS dental services, with an emphasis on preventative oral health. Every patient should be guaranteed a minimum standard of service, the Lib Dems argued, and… Read more »
