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Practice Manager jailed for £46k fraud at Old School Practice
A surgery practice manager has been jailed for stealing £46,000 from its accounts This is an edited version of an item posted in The York keep reading
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BMA takes legal action over doctors’ pensions
The BMA is taking legal action due to age discrimination following 2015’s pension changes The BMA is taking legal action against the government over doctors’ keep reading
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MDU warns GPs to read indemnity scheme small print
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is warning GPs to pay attention to the small print in the rules governing the recently-introduced state indemnity scheme The keep reading
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MDU welcomes Hamilton report on gross negligence manslaughter in medicine
The MDU has expressed its support for Leslie Hamilton’s report on how the laws on gross negligence manslaughter are applied in medicine The Medical Defence keep reading
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Four pharmaceutical companies accused of costing the NHS millions
As reported by the BBC, four pharmaceutical companies have been blamed by the Competition and Markets Authority for driving up costs of an anti-nausea drug keep reading
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MDU reminds GPs about importance of notifying hospitals regarding advance decisions
The Medical Defence Union is reminding GPs of the importance of notifying hospitals regarding patients’ advance decisions GPs are being reminded about the importance of keep reading
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Oxford hospital trust threatened with lawsuit by NHS England
As reported by The Guardian, Oxford University hospitals trust was threatened with a lawsuit after outcry over cancer scanning services being outsourced to a private keep reading
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Increase the purchase age to reduce smoking rates in young people, expert urges
Raising the legal cigarette purchase age to 21 would cut smoking rates in young people even further, an expert has told the BMJ As published keep reading
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Music in your practice
Do you play music in your practice? If you do, you’ll need a licence. We investigate the new joint music licence offered by the PPL keep reading
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MDU welcomes pledge for increased consistency from Ombudsman
The MDU has welcomed the announcement that a more consistent approach will be taken when investigating complaints The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has welcomed the keep reading