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The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery (CORESS) an independent charity which promotes safety in surgical practice in the NHS and the private sector. Founded in 2005, CORESS receives confidential incident reports from surgeons and theatre staff. These confidential… Read more »
More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Politicians are not usually supposed to attack the media – but that hasn’t stopped a Liberal Democrat MP accusing the BBC of talking down the economy. An early day motion tabled by Southport MP John Pugh criticises the “readiness of the BBC. to further dramatise accentuate and underline economic woes”. Explaining his… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff A British army officer has been arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of leaking official secrets. Lieutenant Colonel Owen McNally, 48, is reported to be flying back to the UK and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said the case will be handled by the Metropolitan police upon his return. The officer is… Read more »
