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Former GP appointed to lead MDU professional services team

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 »

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‘Make London bigger’ to tackle inequality

Conservative leader David Cameron has described a report written by favoured centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange as “rubbish from start to finish”. The report calls for London to be massively increased in size to tackle national inequalities. It says a substantial increase in London’s size will allow people from poorer parts of the UK – mostly… Read more »

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Private company Clearsprings is being accused of dumping over a hundred bail accommodation centres on local communities. The residences house offenders released before the end of their sentence or people awaiting trial. Local authorities are furious at not being properly consulted over the plans, despite ministerial assurances in the Commons that the company has clear… Read more »