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MDU welcomes wide-ranging report by Lord Darzi on how to fix NHS

Responding to the independent report by Lord Darzi into the NHS, Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU director of professional services, said: “We welcome the government’s recognition that healthcare professionals are working in a broken system. Lord Darzi’s report has shone a spotlight on the scale of the challenge the NHS faces. Every day doctors go to work to… Read more »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
Lords hereditaries removal welcome but bishops should go next

The Government has today brought forward a Bill to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Humanists UK has welcomed this move as long overdue reform. But it has also said that the next step should be to remove the 26 Church of England bishops, known as the Lords Spiritual, who also have an automatic right… Read more »

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14 prison officers suspended over allegations of corruption
Prison officers suspended over corruption claims

Fourteen prison officers have been suspended from a north London prison over corruption claims, the Prison Service has revealed. An investigation has been launched into the allegations at HMP Pentonville, while the number of prisoners held at the jail has been “briefly” reduced to take account of the fall in staff levels. “I will not… Read more »

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Howard League calls for closure of women's prisons in England and Wales
Campaigners call for closure of women’s prisons

The government has been urged to close all the women’s prisons in England and Wales, after new research revealed inmates are at high risk of depression and self-harm. The Howard League for Penal Reform recommends all but the most dangerous female offenders be given punishment outside prison to improve their chances of rehabilitation. Research by… Read more »