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More GPs are contacting the Medical Defence Union (MDU) for advice about disclosing information to online pharmacies when their patients are prescribed weight loss medications. With the popularity of drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide as weight loss aids, GPs are increasingly being approached by online pharmacies to check if there is anything in a person’s medical… Read more »

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 »
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Gordon Brown promised to restore trust in politics, in what will inevitably be seen as a criticism of Tony Blair’s leadership style. Mr Brown pledged to lead a government fully accountable to parliament, adding that MPs would be involved in decisions over war and peace. As chancellor, Mr Brown said his first move had been… Read more »

Tony Blair is to meet with Polish leaders today for talks which are set to be dominated by the EU constitution. Both the UK and Poland argue the expanded EU can work effectively without a comprehensive constitution and argue instead for modifying existing treaties. Mr Blair is meeting with the Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski… Read more »
















