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Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling on the newly appointed Health and Social Care Secretary, Thérèse Coffey, to make support for exhausted doctors and regulatory reform the top healthcare priorities for the government. During the Conservative party conference, the MDU published its medico-legal government agenda which outlines three key priorities. They are: Support an… Read more »
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Dementia is the defining health and social care challenge of our time. Nearly one million people in the UK are living with the condition and it is the leading cause of death. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime, either through a diagnosis or by caring for a loved… Read more »
Today, I’m pleased to be bringing a debate to the House of Commons on ambulance service response times. The scale of this problem is increasingly alarming, as unacceptable ambulance wait times become endemic, leaving people in pain and costing lives. Shockingly, an estimated 50,000 people died last year after long A&E waits according to ONS… Read more »
