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MDU and CORESS partner to promote safety in surgical practice

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has launched a new partnership with the Confidential Reporting System for Surgery (CORESS) an independent charity which promotes safety in surgical practice in the NHS and the private sector. Founded in 2005, CORESS receives confidential incident reports from surgeons and theatre staff. These confidential… Read more »

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Two thousand schoolchildren ‘learn moor’

More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools… Read more »

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Tory MP Derek Conway defends parliamentary payments.
Conway: I am not a crook

Conservative party MP Derek Conway has argued his parliamentary payments to his sons were legitimate, adding: “I am not a crook.” Mr Conway, the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, has been expelled from the parliamentary Conservative party and suspended from the House of Commons after it emerged he had paid his son thousands of… Read more »

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Margaret Thatcher named "great Briton" by David Cameron
Cameron honours “great” Margaret Thatcher

David Cameron last night honoured Margaret Thatcher as a “great” and “towering figure”. The Conservative leader presented his predecessor with a lifetime achievement award, saying she had “transformed our country”. The former prime minister and Tory peer was honoured at the Morgan Stanley Great Britons Award at London’s Guildhall. Presenting the award, Mr Cameron said:… Read more »