Alcohol
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has expressed concern that doctors will have insufficient time to read and digest the General Medical Council’s (GMC) more detailed guidance (MDG) which has been published today and comes into effect on January 30th 2024, alongside the updated version of its ethical standards Good Medical Practice. The MDGs, cover a… Read more »
Ofsted has called on the Government to take action on illegal schools. The call came in Ofsted’s latest annual report, published yesterday. The report also highlighted that religious education (RE) provision in English state schools is ‘not fit for purpose’, and that independent faith schools perform very badly in Ofsted inspections. Humanists UK, which has led the… Read more »
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The government has launched a new web-based tool to help reduce the life expectancy gap between England’s wealthiest and most deprived areas. Currently the average man in England can expect to live until 76.9 years of age and the average woman 81.1 years. But in the 70 ‘Spearhead’ areas singled out by the government for… Read more »
Underage drinkers and teenage troublemakers can be banned from town centres for 48 hours, under new powers coming into force today. Anyone believed to be causing or contributing to alcohol-related crime and disorder can now be excluded from a public place for up to 48 hours. Offenders who refuse to move on when asked to… Read more »
