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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 Alex Stevenson The opposition could be the most vulnerable party when it comes to dealing with the deficit, Douglas Alexander has warned. The shadow work and pensions secretary used an article appearing in the Guardian newspaper to warn that the cuts combined with positive poll ratings risked tricking Labour supporters into thinking outright opposition… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Councils will have an extra £162 million to spend on helping people leave hospital more quickly, Andrew Lansley has announced. The health secretary said the money had been found from ‘efficiency savings’ and would be available for the current financial year. It will target social care support for elderly people leaving hospital,… Read more »
