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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has today called for the new government to focus on the unsustainable cost of clinical negligence claims and to prioritise proposals for legal reform following the publication of NHS Resolution’s (NHSR) Annual report for 2023/24. The report found that in 2023/24 NHS Resolution, the body responsible for clinical negligence claims against GPs… Read more »
A Bill that proposes to legalise assisted dying for adults of sound mind who have six or fewer months left to live has secured second place in the House of Lords private member’s bill ballot. The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill is being put forward by Lord Falconer, and unlike previous bills, has… Read more »
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Metal detectors will be installed at secondary schools most at risk of knife crime, the government is set to announce. Under plans to be unveiled by Jacqui Smith in February, alarm systems will be fitted at gates of selected schools in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. “More detail will be available in the tackling violence… Read more »
Improving basic literacy and numeracy levels should be prioritised in early education, interim reports from the independent Primary Review released today say. The ongoing research project suggests it may be worthwhile concentrating on the “basics” rather than engaging in the hybrid approach towards primary education currently seen in England. The 2003 primary strategy emphasised “enjoyment… Read more »
