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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has welcomed a vote in the House of Lords to strengthen the ‘safe-space’ provisions under which healthcare professionals can take part in investigations that take place following a patient safety incident. Dr Matthew Lee, MDU chief executive said: “The need to move away from a culture of blame, to one… Read more »
Foundation Year 1 members (FY1) of the Medical Defence Union (MDU) have raised over £30,000 which will be divided between the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund and the Doctors’ Support Network, two charities which provide health, wellbeing and financial support to doctors and medical students across the UK. The MDU reduced the first-year subscription from £10 to £5 for… Read more »
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Unemployment has risen by up to 40 per cent in some constituencies, according to figures released by the Conservatives. Analysis by the House of Commons library of the latest unemployment figures reveals over 100 constituencies where unemployment has risen by 20 per cent or more in the last year, including four constituencies where unemployment has… Read more »
The backlash against a report which called for people to move from poor northern cities to London has triggered a massive backlash from the Conservative party, which has close links with the thinktank which produced it. Michael Gove, shadow education secretary and the founder of the centre-right Policy Exchange which produced the report, told the… Read more »
