It is now illegal to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England. Health secretary Alan Johnson said the move was the single most important public health legislation for a generation.
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has released the last in a series of special podcasts to mark the move.
An ex-NHS director who accused senior female leaders of sexual discrimination has dropped his claims, according to his former employer.
A doctor who “performed a public service” by securing whistleblower protection for junior doctors has withdrawn his claim he was unfairly dismissed from a London trust for whistleblowing.
Investigators for the General Medical Council are to be given “human factors” training amid changes to the regulator’s investigative processes.
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Financial penalties are being lifted from high-profile standards including cancer and elective waiting times, so far without attracting much attention. How is this happening? And will it work, asks Rob Findlay
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