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Waiting times for treatment and appointment availability, particularly in primary care, are the most common reasons for doctors to face abuse from patients, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Two thirds (66%) of the 418 doctors who responded to the survey by the leading not for profit indemnifier said levels of abuse from… Read more »
BASC will be responding to a call for evidence launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on lead ammunition. The call for evidence forms part of a government review into the impact of lead ammunition on the environment, wildlife and people. The HSE’s call for evidence, launched this week, is one of a series… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Former Labour leader Michael Foot has died at the age of 96. An unpopular figure when he was leader of the opposition between 1980 and 1983, recent analysis has been much kinder to Mr Foot, and stressed the extreme difficulty of the events he faced during his political career. Mr Foot was… Read more »
The former Labour leader Michael Foot has died today at the age of 96. By Jonathan Moore A long-serving politician who served as a member of parliament during a 47-year period, he is best known as the man who led Labour through some of the toughest times in its history and managed to hold the… Read more »
