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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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The NHS is expected to finish this financial year in the black, after the Department of Health (DoH) published its finances for the first quarter. The figures show the health service is making progress on both financial management and performance after incurring a heavy deficit two years ago. However, the Liberal Democrats warned the surplus… Read more »

The Conservatives are standing by their claim at least 29 district general hospitals are at risk of losing their maternity or accident and emergency services, despite rebuttals from some of the NHS trusts themselves. Labour MP Tom Watson called on David Cameron to apologise for his “ill judged scaremongering about the NHS” after health service… Read more »



