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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 Ian Dunt The first big test of the coalition’s ability to survive internal disagreement will arrive tomorrow with the publication of Lord Browne’s review into university funding. The decision to reject a graduate tax means most Lib Dem MPs may abstain from a vote on the issue, leaving the Tories facing a coalition of… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson New faultlines are emerging in Britain’s society which threatens to make the country more unequal, a major report has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) warned the country’s ageing population and its growing ethnic and religious diversity are unlikely to help politicians’ bids to reduce inequalities. A seven-year difference in… Read more »
