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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »

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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Cameron welcomes Lord Trimble into the Tory camp

The former Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has announced he will join the Conservative party. Conservative leader David Cameron today welcomed Lord Trimble, who will join the Tory party group in the House of Lords. Lord Trimble said it was a long-term ambition to work with the Conservatives following his resignation from the Ulster Unionists… Read more »

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Paisley and Ahern exchange first handshake

The DUP leader Ian Paisley and Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern today shared their first public handshake. The two leaders met in Dublin for informal talks on the future of the Northern Ireland assembly and the relationship between the Stormont executive and Irish government. First minister Mr Paisley met the Taoiseach on the steps of… Read more »