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The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »
More GPs are contacting the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for advice about disclosing information to online pharmacies when their patients are prescribed weight loss medications. With the popularity of drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide as weight loss aids, GPs are increasingly being approached by online pharmacies to check if there is anything in a person’s medical… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Patients are to be encouraged to comment on their GPs’ performance on an NHS website. New government proposals will aim to improve standards through competition, but doctors have rejected the idea as a glorified popularity contest. The Department of Health (DoH) claims remarks left on the website will be monitored and moderated… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Funding to help hospitals cope with working-hours limits for doctors to be introduced next year is not reaching the frontline, it has been claimed. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned the £100 million made available in 2008 to help compliance with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is not getting through…. Read more »
