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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes a new report warning that NHS staff fatigue is still not recognised as a serious risk to patient safety. The report, published today by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), found that staff fatigue contributes directly and indirectly to patient harm. Despite this, the HSSIB found little evidence… Read more »
Humanists UK has criticised Cardiff Council for displaying banners across the city which feature text saying ‘Trust in Jesus, He is Alive, Come to Church!’ and then feature its logo at the bottom. While this is almost certainly paid advertising from an external organisation, this is not stated and so the impression given is… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The activists behind last week’s G20 protests around the Bank of England plan to march again this Saturday. This week’s march will centre on allegations about police culpability in the death of Ian Tomlinson, a newsagent who appears to have been trapped in the standoff on his way home from work. Demonstrators… Read more »
By Laura Miller The Metropolitan Police commissioner has received a formal letter of complaint from Green party member Jenny Jones following concerns about the treatment of the G20 protesters by police. “The protesters’ stories of police brutality and the police’s story of complete professionalism just don’t stack up,” she said. Ms Jones, the Green’s home… Read more »

