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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 »
Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Britain’s military will develop offensive cyber capabilities, politics.co.uk understands. Whitehall sources had indicated at the time of the strategic defence and security review’s launch last month that Britain was not prepared to develop offensive cyber operations. Now politics.co.uk has learned the military is expected to integrate cyberspace capabilities into future offensive operations,… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak The minimum wage should be abolished or drastically reduced if Iain Duncan Smith is to finish his welfare reform agenda, a think tank has argued. The report by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a right-wing thinktank, agrees with the principles behind the work and pensions secretary’s plans, but insists the reforms… Read more »
