Social Care
After a successful campaign to improve the safe space provisions in the Health and Care Bill, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) explains why this is a step forward for patient safety. Following its return from the House of Lords to the House of Commons this week, both chambers have now agreed that coroners should not routinely… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »
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Gordon Brown says he will listen to carers’ concerns in this year’s forthcoming government strategy review. Yesterday saw the close of a consultation on how to improve the lives of Britain’s six million carers marked by an event attended by ministers. Over 1,700 submissions have been received and the government intends to work through them… Read more »
The government today announced plans to give people in need of social care personal budgets to commission their own services. Health secretary Alan Johnson said the plan for Personal Care Budgets would “transform” care for older and disabled people. The scheme is being rolled out across the country following successful pilot trials and is backed… Read more »
