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Waiting times for treatment and appointment availability, particularly in primary care, are the most common reasons for doctors to face abuse from patients, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Two thirds (66%) of the 418 doctors who responded to the survey by the leading not for profit indemnifier said levels of abuse from… Read more »
BASC will be responding to a call for evidence launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on lead ammunition. The call for evidence forms part of a government review into the impact of lead ammunition on the environment, wildlife and people. The HSE’s call for evidence, launched this week, is one of a series… Read more »
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Proceedings in the Welsh assembly have been stopped and government services across the country shut down today as thousands of civil servants strike over pay and job cuts. More than 200,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union, working in more than 200 government departments and agencies, are expected to take part in… Read more »
William Hague will tonight call for British foreign policy to turn towards the Middle East, saying there must be a “concerted national effort” to engage with Muslim states. The shadow foreign secretary will accuse the government of neglecting some Gulf countries, noting that Tony Blair’s visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before Christmas was… Read more »
