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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has welcomed a vote in the House of Lords to strengthen the ‘safe-space’ provisions under which healthcare professionals can take part in investigations that take place following a patient safety incident. Dr Matthew Lee, MDU chief executive said: “The need to move away from a culture of blame, to one… Read more »
Foundation Year 1 members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £30,000 which will be divided between the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network, two charities which provide health, wellbeing and financial support to doctors and medical students across the UK. The MDU reduced the first-year subscription from £10 to £5 for… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson An MP has described the BBC’s refusal to reveal the salaries of its superstars as “ironic” given the corporation’s pursuit of MPs over their expenses. Leicester South MP Sir Peter Soulsby claimed he was concerned the public’s interest in openness and transparency was not being helped by the Beeb’s reluctance to reveal… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff There was pressure on the BBC overnight to reveal the amount it pays its most famous radio stars after an influential committee of MPs described the secrecy surrounding their salaries as “highly unsatisfactory”. The National Audit Office (NAO) has not been given access to individual salaries because it refused to sign a… Read more »
