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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Network Rail's links with emergency services are of concern
Report slams 800,000 rail delays

Network Rail faces severe criticism after a National Audit Office (NAO) report found there were 14 million minutes of delay to rail journeys in 2006/07. In total the NAO found 800,000 incidents involving delays occurred in the same period, costing the economy £1 billion. Its report calls for better management of incidents between train operating… Read more »

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Osborne says tax cuts 'long-term ambition'
Tories drop promise of lower taxes

The Conservatives will no longer promise to cut taxes if victorious after the next general election. Instead the shadow chancellor said lower overall taxes would have to become a “long-term ambition” of the next Conservative government. In a move that risks putting the party leadership at odds with its grassroots, George Osborne said he “cannot… Read more »