The NHS has shortened the grace period for inactive patients to respond to outreach to three months before automatic removal from GP lists. This policy has deregistered 830,000 patients and cost surgery budgets £107.5 million. Following criticism that its accelerated list-cleansing policy has erroneously removed patients and disproportionately impacted deprived areas, NHS England defended theContinue reading “The NHS Three-Month Rule: Healthy Today, Dropped Tomorrow”
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British MP Opposes First Cousin Marriage Ban
An independent member of parliament voiced opposition to a planned British restriction on first-cousin marriages. Iqbal Mohamed, MP for Dewsbury and Batley, told the House of Commons that many people view family intermarriage as ‘very positive’. He said it was seen as something that could help ‘build family bonds’ and put families on a moreContinue reading “British MP Opposes First Cousin Marriage Ban”
