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A recent legal judgement in which an employee was awarded £65,000 compensation after an employer failed to make reasonable adjustments when her role was affected by menopause symptoms, illustrates the importance for GP practices of having a menopause policy in place for staff. The warning comes from the Medical Defence Union (MDU) HR partner Peninsula, which… Read more »



Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey spoke of her support for shooting when she addressed guests at the Conservative Autumn Conference in Manchester this week. Addressing hundreds of guests at the Rural Reception, held jointly by BASC and the Angling Trust, Dr Coffey said: “This is one of the most important events of the week for me because it’s with… Read more »
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The government has been urged to do more to ensure that women are given more choice in where they give birth. A survey of 26,000 women who gave birth in January and February conducted by the Healthcare Commission revealed that half were not given the choice of a home-birth. Government guidelines stipulate that women are… Read more »


New GPs will be parachuted into deprived areas in a bid to reduce health inequalities, the government announced today. Health secretary Alan Johnson said today the first new GP practices will open within a year. In October, in his first major speech at the Department of Health (DoH), Mr Johnson made it a government ambition… Read more »













