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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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By Liz Stephens The government has been criticised today for refusing to grant access to a key report into the Omagh bombing for MPs in charge of scrutinising policy in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland affairs committee (NIAC) has sought access to the Gibson review of intelligence intercepts for almost six months as part of… Read more »
By Alice Cannet The Scottish press faces more pressure due to the industry restructuring, competition from public sector advertising and the levels of stress in the workplace, it has emerged. A committee of MPs met with industry experts and management to find out more about the sources of the current decline in circulation and sales… Read more »
