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Waiting times for treatment and appointment availability, particularly in primary care, are the most common reasons for doctors to face abuse from patients, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Two thirds (66%) of the 418 doctors who responded to the survey by the leading not for profit indemnifier said levels of abuse from… Read more »
BASC will be responding to a call for evidence launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on lead ammunition. The call for evidence forms part of a government review into the impact of lead ammunition on the environment, wildlife and people. The HSE’s call for evidence, launched this week, is one of a series… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Ann Widdecombe is the latest MP to announce her intention to stand for Speaker, pledging to “clean the place up” last night. The former Home Office minister, who once said she would not touch an image consultant with a ten-foot bargepole, will stand down as an MP at the next election. She… Read more »
By Ian Dunt George Osborne has been dragged into new expenses allegations after he was accused of ‘flipping’ his second home after taking out a mortgage. The Times report will cause consternation in Tory HQ, after Conservative leader David Cameron took a tough stance on the issue. The shadow chancellor is understood to have bought… Read more »
