China
The Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Members of the Assisted Dying Coalition have welcomed the vote. MSPs voted 70 in favour, 56 against on Stage 1 of the Bill, which is about general principles. There will be another two rounds of voting and amendments… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes a new report warning that NHS staff fatigue is still not recognised as a serious risk to patient safety. The report, published today by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), found that staff fatigue contributes directly and indirectly to patient harm. Despite this, the HSSIB found little evidence… Read more »
Latest articles
In November 2022, Rishi Sunak was granted his first taste of the international stage as prime minister when the G20 met in Indonesia, in what was to prove a geopolitical baptism of fire. At the time, few commentators knew how Sunak would approach foreign policy — unlike both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, former foreign… Read more »
Kemi Badenoch has said the UK should not be describing China as a “foe”, despite the arrest of two men under the Official Secrets Act amid reports a parliamentary researcher spied for China. Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, instead chose to term China a “challenge”, sticking to the wording of the government’s integrated security… Read more »
