Animal Welfare
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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Listen to dog attack victim Betty Williams, Labour’s MP for Conwy, describe the moment she was bitten by a Rottweiler – and criticises the government’s proposals on dangerous dogs: ‘Dog Asbos’ for dangerous pets
By Alex Stevenson Over 100 people are hospitalised every week because of dog attacks, new figures have revealed. The Conservatives established that the total number of cases of people being sent to hospital because of dog attacks rose from 5,221 in 2009, a significant increase from the 3,079 cases reported in 1997/98. Convictions have increased… Read more »
