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MDU advises doctors not to ignore inappropriate patient behaviour

Doctors are being reminded to get help if a patient makes an inappropriate advance, now that new guidance by the regulator places more emphasis on reporting unacceptable sexual behaviour in the workplace. In a recent MDU survey on receiving gifts from patients around 15% of the 411 MDU members who responded had concerns about the reason for… Read more »

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First BASC Wildlife Fund political reception held in Welsh parliament

The first BASC Wildlife Fund political reception was held in the Senedd this week, highlighting to cross-party MSs the positive impact sustainable shooting has on conservation efforts and connecting people with their environment. The reception aimed to introduce the BASC Wildlife Fund (BWF) to Members of the Senedd (MSs), showcasing the work of shoots, clubs… Read more »

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Cabinet members respond to Gordon Brown speech
Brown speech analysis: A fight to the finish

With his career on the line, a grimly determined Gordon Brown has sent British politics spiralling in freefall towards fundamental – and ancient – faultlines. By Alex Stevenson For so long the debate was about progressive one-upmanship, a nitty-gritty bickering over means and ends between two broadly similar leading parties. The global economic crisis changed… Read more »

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Jack Straw says George Osborne views cuts with "ghoulish enthusiasm"
Straw wants National Victims Service

By Alex Stevenson Jack Straw has unveiled plans for a National Victims Service amid a fighting speech to the Labour party conference. The justice secretary defended Labour’s record in government as he told delegates: “You never write off Labour.” He said the Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information, devolution and independent national statistics had all… Read more »