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After a successful campaign to improve the safe space provisions in the Health and Care Bill, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explains why this is a step forward for patient safety. Following its return from the House of Lords to the House of Commons this week, both chambers have now agreed that coroners should not routinely… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »
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Foreign secretary David Miliband has downplayed sending troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the humanitarian situation there continues to deteriorate. In a joint statement with French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner the pair said their visit to the country this weekend had shown them the need for “local and international cooperation” in delivering… Read more »
Foreign secretary David Miliband is flying to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today as the international community seeks to end fighting in the west African country’s interior. DRC president Joseph Kabila has agreed to an emergency summit with Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagama as rebel forces remain camped outside North Kivu province’s capital Goma. Over 200,000… Read more »
