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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 »
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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Post Offices play an important part in our life. They are often the hub of social and economic life in communities, particularly in rural and deprived urban areas. This is why the government has made an investment of more than £2 billion since 1999 and why we announced in December that we will continue to… Read more »
Uncertainty about the future of post offices is a cause of great concern for elderly and vulnerable people. Last year four million people signed a petition calling on the government to save post offices; despite this Alistair Darling announced that a further 2,500 would be closed over the next two years. In addition to more… Read more »
