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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Employers’ lack of support for menopausal symptoms is pushing ‘highly skilled and experienced’ women out of work, with knock-on effects on the gender pay gap, pension gap and the number of women in senior leadership positions. In a new report published today, the cross-party House of Commons women and equalities committee calls on the government… Read more »
Culture secretary Nadine Dorries has argued that Boris Johnson was “removed via a coup”. Dorries, a supporter of Liz Truss’ bid for the party leadership, was quizzed by Sky News this morning over whether she blamed former chancellor Rishi Sunak for Johnson’s downfall. “It is not a secret that things happened that shouldn’t have happened… Read more »
