* general election 2010
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 Catherine Stevenson Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders has successfully defended his seat in Torbay in spite of the high hopes of the Conservative candidate, Marcus Wood. Mr Sanders won with a majority of 4,078 votes, representing a marginal swing of 1.1% from the Conservatives in his favour. Though traditionally a Conservative seat, Torbay has been… Read more »
By Sasjkia Otto Tory Richard Harrington has moved up from third place in Watford, a three-way marginal, winning the seat with a six per cent swing and knocking Labour down seven percentage points from 2005. Mr Harrington gained 35% of the vote with a 1,425 majority over Liberal Democrat Sal Brinton, who also increased her… Read more »
