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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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A thinktank has said high spending on benefits and public services has made Britain the “divided society” of Europe. Reform blames successive governments for maintaining benefits for those without jobs and claims in its report published today a “why bother” economy has been created as a result. It calculates social mobility has remained static since… Read more »
David Cameron has vowed to fight against plans to close GP surgeries in favour of larger polyclinics. The Conservative party leader claims up to 1,700 GP surgeries could be closed under the government’s plans for the future of local healthcare. Proposals for polyclinics have been outlined by the government, which would see the clinics carry… Read more »
