Immigration
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »
Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
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John Reid is considering splitting the Home Office into two separate departments, according to media reports. The proposals would see responsibilities for national security and matters relating to criminal justice, including tackling immigration and organised crime, separated. The home secretary has struggled to turn around the Home Office since taking over from Charles Clarke, who… Read more »
Immigrants held in detention centres awaiting deportation are still not being treated properly, the prisons watchdog has warned today. Chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers says that although conditions in four short-term holding facilities have improved, concerns about access to key services remain. She warns detainees at Colnbrook centre near Heathrow airport, which holds about… Read more »
