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AI developing faster than laws aiming to regulate it, academic warns

Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at a faster pace than laws can be drafted in response, an academic has warned. Although the technology has been around in some form for some time, the rate at which it is changing and improving is the new, ...

21 Jun 2023 at 12:19

Scotland

Minister to address concerns over Bill considered ‘threat to legal independence’

A Scottish minister has said she will address concerns in a Bill slammed by senior judges as a “threat” to the independence of the legal profession and judiciary. In a submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee at ...

02 Oct 2023 at 13:39

Ireland

Just 36% of people trust TDs to tell truth, survey finds

Teachers are the professionals most Irish people trust to tell the truth, according to new research, which found just 36% believe TDs are honest. A nationally representative survey carried out by B&A for the Medical Council found 91% of ...

01 Nov 2023 at 10:58

Doctors want clarity on role of physician associates to avoid patient confusion

More clarity should be provided on the role of people employed to help doctors diagnose and manage patients to avoid confusion and stop respect for clinicians being “eroded”, members of the British Medical Association (BMA) have said. ...

06 Jul 2023 at 17:17

23% ‘do not know the difference’ between a physician associate and a doctor

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physician associate and a doctor, according to a new poll. While 52% of people can differentiate between the two roles, some 23% said they did not know the difference, ...

22 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Physio who accessed patient’s personal data to visit her home is struck off

A medical professional who used a patient’s personal data to visit her home with a gift while working as a vaccinator has been struck off the register. Josep Bofill Blanch, who was a registered physiotherapist employed by NHS ...

31 Jul 2025 at 13:11

Scotland

Doctors urged to have say on future of profession

Doctors in Scotland are being asked for their views on the future of the profession. A “once-in-a-generation” project has been launched to look at the current shape of the health service and gauge the views of the profession ...

04 Aug 2025 at 00:01

Resident doctors agree ‘window for negotiations’ with Streeting

Resident doctors in England have agreed a “window for negotiations” with Wes Streeting, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. Dr Ross Nieuwoudt and Dr Melissa Ryan, co-chairs of the union’s resident doctors ...

06 Aug 2025 at 19:22

NHS managers who silence whistleblowers to be banned from senior health roles

NHS managers who silence whistleblowers will be banned from taking up other senior health service roles, the Government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said the proposals will ensure ...

20 Jul 2025 at 12:22

Paramedic who fell asleep on patient’s sofa struck off

A paramedic who fell asleep on a patient’s sofa and took both hands off the steering wheel of his ambulance has been struck off. Jacob Bailey made rude comments about colleagues in a Facebook group chat, and ...

03 Mar 2025 at 16:19

Dame Imelda Staunton and Bridgerton actress daughter to star in West End play

Dame Imelda Staunton and her daughter Bessie Carter are to star opposite one another in a West End play. Bridgerton actor Bessie, 31, the only child of the Olivier award-winning star and Downton Abbey’s Jim ...

09 Jan 2025 at 13:17

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