Middle East
Doctors are being advised by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) to only post information on private WhatsApp groups and other social messaging services that they would be happy to be made public. The MDU issued the advice as new guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on doctors’ use of social media takes effect today. It is… Read more »
Despite the pressures currently facing the NHS, three quarters of doctors reported receiving gifts and thank you messages from patients, according to a survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The MDU survey of over 400 doctors found that 75% had received a gift or thank you message from a patient over the past year…. Read more »
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The UK government is absolutely “confident” the 15 British soldiers detained by Iran were in Iraqi waters. Downing Street insisted today the Navy personnel captured at gunpoint on Friday had not been in Iran’s shipping lanes, despite Tehran claiming the sailors had “confessed to illegally entering” the country’s waters. The government has evidence which makes… Read more »
Fifteen Royal Navy personnel seized by Iran yesterday have reportedly admitted to straying into the Middle Eastern country’s waters. General Alia Reza Afshar told Iranian media that the eight sailors and seven marines taken captive in the Gulf have “confessed to illegal entry into Iran’s waters”. British diplomats are continuing to demand the immediate release… Read more »