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Responding to recently announced proposals by the Department of Health and Social Care on provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), said: “It’s important that the GDC makes the process of registration for colleagues who qualified overseas as smooth as possible while discharging its key duty, that of ensuring patient… Read more »
Doctors are being reminded to get help if a patient makes an inappropriate advance, now that new guidance by the regulator places more emphasis on reporting unacceptable sexual behaviour in the workplace. In a recent MDU survey on receiving gifts from patients around 15% of the 411 MDU members who responded had concerns about the reason for… Read more »
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Labour has unveiled plans to allow the voices of university students to be heard by the government. At the heart of the plan is the creation of a new ministerial post, minister for students, which will be filled by Lord Triesman. It will be his role to represent the voices of the country’s 2.3 million… Read more »
Chris Huhne is the first candidate to announce his intention to run for the Liberal Democrat leadership, following the resignation of Menzies Campbell on Monday night. Yesterday, the environment spokesman was said to be canvassing support among fellow party members and discussing the move with his family. Mr Huhne ran in 2006 following the resignation… Read more »
