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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 »
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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David Miliband says the formal handover of security responsibilities in Basra province to the Iraqi army is a ‘step in the right direction’ for Iraq itself. The foreign secretary was in attendance as control of the southern province, under British control since early 2003, was officially signed over to Iraq’s troops. “For four and a… Read more »
Gordon Brown has announced Basra will be handed back to Iraqi control by Christmas. In an unannounced visit to the Iraqi city, the prime minister confirmed the long-awaited handover of power to Iraqi forces will be completed within two weeks. The 4,500 British troops that are left in Basra will train Iraqi forces, which will… Read more »
