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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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The Conservatives have called for new measures to restrict the entry of foreign spouses to the UK. The Tories claim the proposals would “protect” young brides and ensure spouses integrate into British society, but others have accused the party of reverting to type. Shadow immigration secretary Damian Green said anyone joining a partner in the… Read more »
Margaret Hodge has been criticised by a cabinet colleague for adopting the “language of the BNP” for her comments on immigrants and housing. Education secretary and deputy leadership candidate Alan Johnson said Ms Hodge’s comments had been “grist to the mill of the BNP”. He also said he fundamentally disagreed with Ms Hodge’s assumption British… Read more »
