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Following the publication today of a public accounts committee report into NHS financial sustainability, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the NHS should enact long promised reforms aimed at controlling the costs of clinical negligence cases. The MDU was one of the few healthcare organisations to submit written evidence to the committee. Dr Mike Devlin, MDU head of… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has partnered with Members of Parliament to secure a debate in the House of Commons focusing on the health and wellbeing of doctors. Sponsored by Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket, the Welfare of Doctors debate called for the government and NHS leaders to take more steps to improve… Read more »
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Jim Murphy wants more religion in British politics. If we don’t clamp down on faith schools now, he might get his wish. By Ian Dunt Religion is on all the Labour lips today. First children’s secretary Ed Balls got a roasting for allowing faith schools an exemption from equality requirements in the curriculum. Then Jim… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown rolled out the academies programme to primary schools today, in a key part of his general election campaign. A new wave of education providers will be given the ‘kitemark’ allowing them to lead changes to schools through federations, trust schools and academies, with primary schools included in the programme for… Read more »
