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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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Demands for an inquiry into the war in Iraq are reaching fever pitch today, with Gordon Brown facing a coalition of opposition parties in the Commons. Returning from the region to tell MPs about the timetable for withdrawal, which would see UK troops home buy next summer, Mr Brown was faced by sustained calls for… Read more »
British troops will exit Iraq by the middle of next year, Gordon Brown has announced in an unexpected visit to Iraq. The prime minister met with his Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad for discussions on British forces currently on overwatch duty in the south of the country. He announced troop withdrawals would begin from… Read more »
