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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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By Alex Stevenson Liberal Democrat MPs are engaged in intensive backroom discussions about the mechanics of coalition government, as they confront growing concerns about maintaining the party’s independent voice in Westminster. Backbenchers will hear proposals at a meeting of the parliamentary party this evening, following concerns that the Lib Dems’ alliance with the Conservatives means… Read more »
By Ian Dunt A left-of-centre Lib Dem group is piling pressure on Nick Clegg to ensure he does not back down on raising capital gains tax. The proposed changes to capital gains, which would make it roughly equivalent to income tax, have prompted the ire of Tory backbenchers but Mr Clegg is under pressure from… Read more »
