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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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By politics.co.uk staff Division have emerged between the unions over whether or not to orchestrate an ‘autumn of discontent’ in response to the government’s spending cuts programme. The Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) are both seeking a ‘day of action’ around the time of the comprehensive… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron invoked patriotic language as he sought to justify the coalition government’s agenda for massive reductions in public spending. The prime minister said ministers had a “duty” to reduce expenditure because of the legacy the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had been left by Labour. Writing in the Sunday Times, he likened… Read more »
