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A UK Government petition to hold a parliamentary vote on assisted dying has passed 100,000 signatures in less than a month, and will be considered for Westminster Hall debate in Parliament. Humanists UK has welcomed the news, thanked members and supporters who have already signed and encouraged others to add their signatures. This petition calls for… Read more »
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
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By Peter Wozniak David Cameron and Nick Clegg have gone back on promises made to increase the number of midwives, the Royal College of Midwives has claimed. Speaking on the BBC this morning, RCM general secretary Cathy Warwick accused the government of reneging on the pledge after a meeting with health secretary Andrew Lansley. She… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Chancellor George Osborne is preparing the ground for a British intervention to prop up Ireland’s struggling economy. EU finance ministers are meeting in Brussels today to discuss what many, including German chancellor Angela Merkel, fear could turn into another Greek-style sovereign debt crisis. The 16 eurozone countries’ representatives gathered yesterday fear that… Read more »
