News
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery (CORESS) an independent charity which promotes safety in surgical practice in the NHS and the private sector. Founded in 2005, CORESS receives confidential incident reports from surgeons and theatre staff. These confidential… Read more »
More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools… Read more »
Latest articles
Food industry minister David Miliband is set to cause a stir in the food industry after publicly declaring there is no evidence that organic food is better for you. In an interview with the Sunday Times the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs referred to the growing use of organic food as… Read more »
Gordon Brown has described as “deplorable” the way the execution of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was carried out. Leaked footage of the hanging on December 30th has been circulating the internet. Taken on a mobile phone, it shows Saddam being heckled by unknown bystanders who were heard shouting the name of prominent Shia militant… Read more »
