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Being candid with patients is second nature to doctors, MDU survey finds

A new survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) of over 400 doctors has demonstrated doctors’ willingness to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong in their care. The survey of 411 MDU members* found: 99% of doctors followed up incidents by apologising, explaining what happened and trying to put things right,… Read more »

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Gamekeeping Taskforce “needed now more than ever”

A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »

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The return of left and right
Comment: The return of left and right

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but newspaper headlines are changing. When BP posted its profits earlier this week, newspapers of all stripes – the Express and the Daily Mail included – started to sound like the Socialist Worker. “Should something be done to reduce BP’s profit-making ability?” asked one. “Call for windfall tax on… Read more »

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Tories beefing up poll results
Tories beefing up poll results

The Conservatives have been caught manipulating media reports of David Cameron’s popularity by getting party workers to beef up poll results. The Western Morning News has been running an online poll to find out its reader’s views on David Cameron to coincide with his holiday in Cornwall this week, but the results started going against… Read more »