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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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Applications for major infrastructure developments will be sped up and simplified under proposals contained in a new government white paper. Minor private planning decisions will also be overhauled to make it easier for households to construct extensions and conservatries. Announcing the plans in parliament, Ruth Kelly told MPs the current UK planning system was “baffling”,… Read more »
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has launched an 11th hour attack on Home Information Packs (Hips) and is taking the government to court over their introduction. Rics has launched a judicial review against the department for Communities and Local Government (CLG). The surveyors’ body claims the department failed to hold a proper consultation… Read more »
