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Ensure GMC standards reflect realities of medical practice, MDU urges

Changes to the GMC’s core guidance for doctors could lead to more regulatory investigations, the MDU warned today. The GMC is currently consulting on a new version of Good Medical Practice including widening the scope of the standards against which all doctors will be judged. Setting these standards is a key function of the GMC. By clearly… Read more »

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Nurse practitioners face multiple investigations into single incident

A review of nurse practitioner cases notified to leading medical defence organisation, the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has found nurses now face a similar range of medico-legal investigations into incidents as doctors. Between 2017 and 2021, the MDU helped 400 nurse members with medico-legal processes including complaints, claims, disciplinary procedures and NMC investigations. The MDU… Read more »

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Brown’s speech in full

Read Gordon Brown’s speech to the Labour party conference in full here at politics.co.uk: And so today, in the midst of events that are transforming our world, we meet united and determined to fight for the future. Our country confronts the biggest choice for a generation. It’s a choice between two parties, yes. But more… Read more »

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Brown speech: Reactions

Leading members of Gordon Brown’s government give politics.co.uk their response to Gordon Brown’s speech to the 2009 Labour conference. Jack Straw, justice secretary “I thought the most effective part of a very good speech was the section at the end when he was quiet – getting people to listen to him and to listen to… Read more »