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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 »
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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Young people regard Asbos as a “badge of honour” and the orders are not necessarily the best way to deal with youth offending, a new report warns. A review of anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) finds that not only are they viewed as “glamorous” by young people but almost half… Read more »
Britain is becoming a “surveillance society” where people’s every moves are monitored, the information commission warned today. Richard Thomas said two years ago that the country was in danger of “sleepwalking” into a surveillance society, but today he warned such a society already existed. There are currently 4.2 million CCTV cameras in Britain, one for… Read more »
