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BASC builds relationships with PCCs

Two Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in the north of England have committed to working with BASC to improve firearms licensing in their areas. Martin Parker, BASC’s head of firearms, travelled to meet Jonathan Evison, the re-elected PCC for Humberside, and Dan Price, the new PCC for Cheshire. At both meetings, firearms licensing was discussed… Read more »

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MDU calls for urgent reform to clinical negligence legislation.

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has today called for the new government to focus on the unsustainable cost of clinical negligence claims and to prioritise proposals for legal reform following the publication of NHS Resolution’s (NHSR) Annual report for 2023/24. The report found that in 2023/24 NHS Resolution, the body responsible for clinical negligence claims against GPs… Read more »

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By Alex Stevenson The Department of Health’s plans to end a scheme providing free milk for under-fives have been ruled out by No 10. David Cameron’s intervention was confirmed by a Downing Street spokesperson, who said: “As the prime minister has emphasised, protecting those most in need will always be this government’s priority.” The spokesperson… Read more »

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By Ian Dunt The government’s controversial plans for the NHS are facing a legal challenge from Unison, the UK’s largest public services union. The union said NHS chief executive, Sir David Nicholson, is pressing ahead with plans that have neither parliamentary approval nor legal backing. Sir David is accused of pre-empting the result of the… Read more »