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Plans to limit legal fees in dental claims a welcome first step says DDU Responding to the publication of a government consultation on limiting claimant’s legal fees for cases valued up to £25,000, John Makin, head of the DDU, said: “This consultation has been a long time coming and is a welcome first step. However, for a… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Mr Jerard Ross as head of Scottish affairs to champion the interests of the MDU’s growing number of members in Scotland. Over the last four years Scottish membership has grown almost 30%, according to the MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation. Jerard, who has worked at the… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt A man was beaten up by BNP men after he spilled a drink on party leader Nick Griffin, an MP has claimed. Labour MP David Drew said the “upstanding” individual was beaten by men around Mr Griffin after he spilled Guinness on the leader. “I don’t know why [Mr Griffin] was wined… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Hospitals will share data on their knife-related admissions as part of the next stage of the government’s campaign against knife crime. An additional £220,000 will be provided to 100 hospitals by the end of the year to share the anonymous data, in a bid to improve intelligence about knife crime across the… Read more »
