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Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, had the opportunity to see first-hand the conservation efforts of wildfowling clubs when he visited the Lytham & District Wildfowling Association (LDWA). Accompanied by staff from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), Tony took part in a conservation walk around the club’s land at the mouth of… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes updated COVID-19 guidance for GMC fitness to practise decision makers. The guidance advises them to take account of ‘sustained and extreme periods of fatigue’ among doctors. Dr Caroline Fryar, MDU head of advisory services said: “Yesterday, an MDU survey of over 500 members revealed that one in four doctors admitted being… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson The Conservatives stand accused of abandoning their outright opposition to Labour’s ‘death tax’ proposals for funding social care. Terms of reference for the independent commission tasked with probing the future of Britain’s care services for the elderly were open-ended. It means the commission on the funding of care and support, to be… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Mental health services could be hit by the sweeping reforms of the NHS revealed last week, two polls have suggested. Health secretary Andrew Lansley’s reforms are based on the transfer of responsibility to GPs. But over 75% of GPs warned they would struggle to cope with taking on patients with mental health… Read more »
