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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »
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Jamie Oliver has attacked the government’s lack of commitment towards transforming school dinners after his lengthy campaign. The celebrity chef launched a high-profile effort to improve the quality of meals in UK schools after his Jamie’s School Dinners TV programme had uncovered a worrying amount of junk food on the menu of schools across Britain…. Read more »
The government has issued new guidelines to schools for dealing with gangs today, following a spate of violence involving young gang members. Children and young people’s minister Beverley Hughes said schools were the first line of response in tackling gangs. “As the only truly universal service for children and young people, schools are uniquely placed… Read more »
