Constitutional Reform
Waiting times for treatment and appointment availability, particularly in primary care, are the most common reasons for doctors to face abuse from patients, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Two thirds (66%) of the 418 doctors who responded to the survey by the leading not for profit indemnifier said levels of abuse from… Read more »
BASC will be responding to a call for evidence launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on lead ammunition. The call for evidence forms part of a government review into the impact of lead ammunition on the environment, wildlife and people. The HSE’s call for evidence, launched this week, is one of a series… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Hazel Blears has survived attempts to have her deselected, following a meeting of her constituency party in Salford. The former communities secretary went in through a side door after the street outside was full of protestors and union members holding placards callinjg for her to go. “There was a full, frank, open,… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff MPs have repaid £487,616 to parliamentary authorities since the expenses scandal began in May. The figures, released by the Commons Members Estimate Committee, shows 182 MPs from all parties have ended up paying money back into the public purse. Cabinet ministers ended up paying back £23,443, while the shadow Cabinet paid back… Read more »