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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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Read justice secretary Jack Straw’s statement, in which he explains his reasons for pardoning Michael Shields, in full here. 1. In July 2005 Michael Shields was convicted in Bulgaria of the attempted murder of a Bulgarian national called Martin Georgiev. Mr Shields and other football supporters had been in the Bulgarian resort of Varna when… Read more »
By Liz Stephens Ratings agency Moody’s will announce today that the UK’s credit rating is unlikely to be downgraded, despite the levels of debt. Moody’s says it has no plans to downgrade any country with a triple A rating in the “near future” This is good news for the government as, if the UK had… Read more »
