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Ensure GMC standards reflect realities of medical practice, MDU urges

Changes to the GMC’s core guidance for doctors could lead to more regulatory investigations, the MDU warned today. The GMC is currently consulting on a new version of Good Medical Practice including widening the scope of the standards against which all doctors will be judged. Setting these standards is a key function of the GMC. By clearly… Read more »

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Nurse practitioners face multiple investigations into single incident

A review of nurse practitioner cases notified to leading medical defence organisation, the Medical Defence Union (MDU), has found nurses now face a similar range of medico-legal investigations into incidents as doctors. Between 2017 and 2021, the MDU helped 400 nurse members with medico-legal processes including complaints, claims, disciplinary procedures and NMC investigations. The MDU… Read more »

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Nadhim Zahawi is the Tory PPC for Stratford-on-Avon.
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By politics.co.uk staff YouGov’s chief executive and co-founder Nadhim Zahawi is preparing to step down from the role after being selected as a Tory party candidate for Stratford-on-Avon. Stephan Shakespeare, who co-founded the company, will take over the role. If Mr Zahawi becomes an MP he will stand down as chief executive. The seat is… Read more »

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By politics.co.uk staff Tory proposals for a ‘people’s bank bonus’ have come under fire as ignorant and cynical. The plans, announced by George Osborne over the weekend, would see Brits offered a chance to buy a stake in the state-owned banks when they come to be sold off. The policy is designed to give those… Read more »