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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 »
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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By Liz Stephens Almost 1,000 offenders who should have been sent back to prison are still on the loose according to justice secretary, Jack Straw. The offenders, who were released from prison on licence and then recalled for breaching the conditions of that licence, have yet to be returned to custody. They include 19 convicted… Read more »
By Ian Dunt ID cards have finally reached the Commons again, with a Conservative opposition day debate on the scheme due for debate this afternoon. The opposition is calling for the plan to be scrapped altogether. This has been given additional momentum by Alan Johnson’s decision to make the scheme entirely voluntary for its duration…. Read more »
