

A new survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) of over 400 doctors has demonstrated doctors’ willingness to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong in their care. The survey of 411 MDU members* found: 99% of doctors followed up incidents by apologising, explaining what happened and trying to put things right,… Read more »
A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
Narrow changes in Hartlepool, including a gain for the UK Independence party, have cost Labour control of another council. The governing party at national level slipped from 24 to 23 seats, while the Liberal Democrats also lost a seat to fall to six seats. The Tories joined Ukip in winning a seat, meaning the far-right… Read more »
The Liberal Democrats have lost West Lindsey to the Conservatives but gained control of Kingston-upon-Hull. The latter was one of the first results to come in and looked promising for Nick Clegg’s party, who gained five seats. Three of their gains were from independents while two were from Labour. Labour took one seat off an… Read more »