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DDU highlights challenges in proposed changes to registration of overseas-qualified dentists

Responding to recently announced proposals by the Department of Health and Social Care on provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists, John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union (DDU), said: “It’s important that the GDC makes the process of registration for colleagues who qualified overseas as smooth as possible while discharging its key duty, that of ensuring patient… Read more »

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MDU advises doctors not to ignore inappropriate patient behaviour

Doctors are being reminded to get help if a patient makes an inappropriate advance, now that new guidance by the regulator places more emphasis on reporting unacceptable sexual behaviour in the workplace. In a recent MDU survey on receiving gifts from patients around 15% of the 411 MDU members who responded had concerns about the reason for… Read more »

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Local elections 2010: London
Local election results 2010: London

Local election results for London. 2010 Local Council Elections: London Council Result Barking & Dagenham LAB No change Barnet CON No change Bexley CON No Change Brent LAB gain from NOC Bromley CON No change Camden LAB gain from NOC Croydon CON No change Ealing LAB Gain from CON Enfield LAB gain from CON Greenwich… Read more »

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First seat called is held by Labour in northern heartland
General election 2010: Labour hold off Tory surge in Sunderland

By Sam Dale Labour has held off a Conservative surge to hold Houghton and Sunderland South after the new seat became the first to declare in the general election. Bridget Phillipson has been elected for the Labour stronghold for the first time with 19,137 votes, gaining 50% of the votes, despite a Tory swing of… Read more »