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MDU scrutinising revised guidance for doctors on good medical practice

Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »

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BASC expels member for wildlife crime and firearms offences

BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »

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Home secretary John Reid says new terror bill due in the new year
New terror bill ‘due in new year’

A new counter-terrorism bill will be introduced in the new year, the home secretary has announced, although he warned against “assumptions” about what it may include. The home secretary said he had completed his review of the government’s resources, capability and structure in dealing with the terror threat, and had submitted it to Tony Blair…. Read more »

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David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown of playing politics with terror
Reid and Brown ‘playing football with terror’

The Conservative leader has attacked John Reid and Gordon Brown for “tough guy posturing” and called for a cross-party approach on tackling terrorism. David Cameron accused the home secretary and chancellor of using the issue of national security as a “political football” in their fight for the Labour leadership. “There is no shame in seeking… Read more »