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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 The NHS should not be afraid of transforming services from hospital to the home, health secretary Andy Burnham will say later. It comes as he announces government ambitions towards providing more care at home, including dialysis for around 7,000 potential people. His calls are likely to give last week’s clashes over Labour’s… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Local authorities are likely to struggle with the rising costs of looking after elderly people if they do not innovate to achieve savings, the Audit Commission has warned. Its ‘Under Pressure’ report attacks councils for not knowing enough about the costs of their ageing population and warns savings from preventive services could… Read more »
