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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes updated COVID-19 guidance for GMC fitness to practise decision makers. The guidance advises them to take account of ‘sustained and extreme periods of fatigue’ among doctors. Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU head of advisory services said: “Yesterday, an MDU survey of over 500 members revealed that one in four doctors admitted being… Read more »
Over a third of doctors say they feel sleep deprived on at least a weekly basis and over a quarter have been in a position where tiredness has impacted their ability to treat patients, a new survey by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) has found. The UK’s leading medical defence organisation carried out the survey… Read more »
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Passenger profiling would be akin to introducing a new offence of “travelling while Asian”, one of Britain’s top Muslim police officers has warned. Metropolitan police chief superintendent Ali Desai said proposals to allow airport security staff to target specific people could alienate large sections of society. He was speaking after reports suggest the Department for… Read more »
Police officers are preparing to lobby ministers for extensive new powers to dispense summary justice in the fight against anti-social behaviour and crime. The Association of Chief Police Officers’ (Acpo’s) lead on modernisation, Mark Rowley, believes constables should be given the power to solve crime, and the courts be left to scrutinising their actions. However,… Read more »
