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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the cost of clinical negligence claims against the NHS in the UK has risen to £86 billion. The astonishing figure, just published in the Whole of Government Accounts for the year to March 2020 has increased more than fourfold… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has received ministerial confirmation which quashes claims that country sports will be banned in Wales by 2024. The false information was spread through a series of social media posts in March this year, which made claims that shooting and other country sports would have no future in… Read more »
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The Conservatives have used the arrival of thousands of new junior doctors in the health service to reignite the row over recruitment. Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley said patient care would suffer and highlighted the discrepancy of hospitals warning of chaos as thousands of doctors take up new posts at once, while other posts remain… Read more »
The Department of Health’s (DoH) attempts to combat hospital ‘super bugs’ have achieved mixed results. Efforts to reduce MRSA infections are working but the number of people contracting C. difficile continues to rise, the latest figures show. The Health Protection Agency found a 6.5 per cent fall in the number of MRSA bloodstream infections over… Read more »
