Crime Levels
A new survey from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) of over 400 doctors has demonstrated doctors’ willingness to be open and honest with patients when something goes wrong in their care. The survey of 411 MDU members* found: 99% of doctors followed up incidents by apologising, explaining what happened and trying to put things right,… Read more »
A year on from BASC Scotland’s call for the establishment of a Gamekeeping Taskforce, the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Màiri McAllan MSP, has been urged to address the ongoing difficulties facing gamekeepers and rural workers in managing the countryside. Ahead of the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election BASC Scotland called for the creation of a Scottish Gamekeeping… Read more »
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The death of Greater Manchester police’s Chief Constable Michael Todd has prompted a flood of tributes from across the political spectrum. Although awaiting formal identification police are confident the body of a man found on Bwlch Glas, a mountain in Snowdonia, yesterday is that of Ch Const Todd. He had gone missing while out walking… Read more »
The government has admitted more needs to be done to reduce forced marriages in Britain. A Home Office spokesperson made the admission after separate figures showed the problem may be greater than previously thought. Labour backbencher Margaret Moran set up a study by Dr Nazia Khanum which looked at the number of forced marriages in… Read more »
