4 h. ago Allowing staff to refuse to take part in assisted dying ‘positive development’

But Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the amendment ‘does not change’ his view on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as a whole.

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18 h. ago NHS staff to be allowed to refuse to take part in assisted dying under amendment

Changes will also be made to employment law so that nobody who refuses to take part can be dismissed or face disciplinary action.

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20 h. ago Assisted dying law to change to allow pharmacists and other staff to 'opt out'

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is tabling an amendment to assisted dying legislation so 'no person is under any duty to participate in the provision of assistance' to end someone's life

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20 h. ago Assisted dying law to change to allow pharmacists and other NHS staff to 'opt out'

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is tabling an amendment to assisted dying legislation so 'no person is under any duty to participate in the provision of assistance' to end someone's life

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1 week ago NHS 'diversity manager' says trans staff who feel 'unsafe' after Supreme Court gender ruling should be allowed to work from home in memo to staff

A memo on the NHS England intranet stated the judgment had caused 'troubling times for our community' and voiced concerns it could impact 'pronoun use' and lead to 'purposeful misgendering'.

Society

1 week ago Top producer at 60 Minutes quits over lack of ‘journalistic independence’ amid Trump feud with long

Bill Owens says in memo to staff that ‘it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it’

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1 week ago 60 Minutes executive producer leaves program over journalistic independence

Bill Owens says in staff memo ‘it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it’Bill Owens, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, says he is leaving the flagship news program because he lost his journalistic independence.In a staff memo obtained by the New York Times, Owens said that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Move over, Med diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil, say researchers

Findings from Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region indicate traditional eating habits in rural Africa can boost the immune system and reduce inflammationPlantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside the olive oil, tomatoes and red wine of the Mediterranean diet, say researchers who found the traditional diet of people living in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region had a positive impact on the body’s immune system.Traditional foods enjoyed in rural villages also had a positive impact on markers of inflammation, the researchers found in a study published this month in the journal Nature Medicine. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DWP overhauls carer’s allowance checks with 'cliff edge' penalty for £1 plus breach

The DWP has been ordered to hire more staff to investigate 100% of carer’s allowance earnings breach alerts and to notify carers if they are at risk of getting into debt

Economics

3 w. ago Gen. Caine has taken over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Air Force Gen. Dan Caine has been sworn in as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a flurry of paperwork was finished, allowing him to fill the job nearly two months after President Donald Trump fired his predecessor

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3 w. ago Christina McKelvie made a positive difference by not engaging in toxic politics

Writing for the Record, Nicola Sturgeon pays tribute to the positive political legacy left by her late friend and colleague, who died last month aged just 57.

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