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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 »
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By politics.co.uk staff Drug users can recover quicker if they do not have to face stigmatising terms like ‘junkie’ and ‘addict’, a leading drug thinktank has warned. The UK Drugs Policy Commission study, ‘Sinning and Sinned Against: The Stigmatisation of Problem Drug Users’, found much of the media’s coverage of drug addiction to be unhelpful… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The government will slap 12-month temporary bans on new substances as they emerge, the minister for crime prevention confirmed today. The plans, which had been proposed by home secretary Theresa May, will be put in legislation allowing for a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison and an unlimited fine for suppliers… Read more »
