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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Serious concerns have been raised over Birmingham children’s hospital NHS foundation trust (BCH), just days after a damning report over Stafford hospital. That report, by the Healthcare Commission, prompted outrage across party lines and resulted in a prime minister’s questions dominated by what the government intended to do about the situation. Today,… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Health secretary Alan Johnson has apologised for the state of Stafford hospital, which was revealed to have disastrous levels of care by the Healthcare Commission yesterday. “I apologise on behalf of the government and the NHS for failures at Stafford hospital,” Mr Johnson said in a statement to the Commons today. He… Read more »