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After a successful campaign to improve the safe space provisions in the Health and Care Bill, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explains why this is a step forward for patient safety. Following its return from the House of Lords to the House of Commons this week, both chambers have now agreed that coroners should not routinely… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »
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The government may have wasted money on a funding boost aimed at helping local authorities improve their handling of planning applications, a public spending watchdog has said. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) shows that the injection of £68 million and targets set by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has… Read more »
The government’s mortgage rescue plans may provide breathing space but could significantly increase overall debt and lead to negative equity, experts have warned. The new Homeowner Mortgage Support Scheme, announced yesterday by Gordon Brown after the Queen’s Speech, will allow homeowners facing a sudden loss of income to cut their mortgage repayments. This will be… Read more »
