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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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By Peter Wozniak The vetting and barring scheme (VBS), designed to screen those who work with children, is set to go under review, the Home Office has announced. Theresa May announced the review in June, calling for a “return to common sense” for what the government considers an over-zealous system weighed down by unnecessary bureaucracy…. Read more »
Make no mistake: this is an ideological battle to cut the heart from Britain’s public services. By Ian Dunt I know these cuts are ideological. I figured it out. I didn’t have to research, or meet up with contacts or use subterfuge. They’re all overrated anyway. I just sat down for David Cameron’s 2009 conference… Read more »
