medical ethics
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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A peer collapsed in the House of Lords last night minutes after delivering a speech on the human fertilisation and embryology bill. The Labour peer Lord Brennan collapsed in the chamber during the second reading of the controversial bill. Fellow Labour peer Lord Darzi performed heart massage on the 65-year-old. Lord Darzi is practicing a… Read more »
The House of Commons science and technology committee today launched an enquiry into Britain’s abortion laws. Specifically the influential group of MPs will examine medical advances since the implementation of the 1967 Abortion Act and whether the 24-week limit should be amended. The group will also examine the effects of late termination on a mother’s… Read more »
