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Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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The health secretary has today ordered NHS trusts to ensure they reach a budget surplus of £250 million in two years time. Patricia Hewitt said trusts, which recorded a deficit of £520 million in April, should be able to balance their books by next March and end up with extra cash a year later. She… Read more »
Tony Blair has today urged health professionals to back hospital closures, saying reconfiguring NHS services is critical to improving patient care. He was speaking after a new report claimed moving services such as A&E, stroke and heart care away from local hospitals to specialised units could save hundreds of lives. Left-wing think tank the Institute… Read more »
