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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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David Miliband fuelled speculation about his ambitions for the Labour leadership further last night as he was heard to claim he had toned down his speech to conference yesterday. The foreign secretary derailed days of carefully crafted denials against his ambitions for the top job after delegates in Manchester spent the week downplaying talk of… Read more »
Labour’s conference gave a standing ovation to Lovemore Moyo, the chairman of Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), this afternoon. Mr Moyo, addressing the conference in Manchester with prime minister Gordon Brown and foreign secretary David Miliband looking on, thanked Mr Brown for his “personal commitment” in the struggle against Zanu-PF. “You spoke for us…. Read more »