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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed its Second Reading. This is the first time in history that the House of Commons has voted in favour of the principle of assisted dying for the terminally ill. Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, said: ‘Parliament has taken a historic first step to… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed a significant step forward in firearms licensing procedures in Gloucestershire following our sustained pressure and engagement with the county’s new Chief Constable and the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Despite having announced they were not accepting any grant applications, and that existing applications would take… Read more »
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MPs have branded the Department of Health’s leadership during last year’s reforms to junior doctors’ careers as “totally inadequate”. The implementation of Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) saw a number of problems for which the then health secretary was forced to apologise. In a report on the reforms today the health select committee says the Department… Read more »
Unless the Scottish government plans carefully for the future of the NHS workforce there could be a shortage of GPs in Scotland, the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland has warned. The doctors’ group says there could be a GP workforce crisis as too few doctors are being trained to replace those retiring or leaving the… Read more »
