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• NHS whistleblowers need to be better protected by the law, says BMA

  02-07-2023 18:40
  
  Doctors’ union claims its members are labelled ‘troublemakers’ for speaking up about their concernsNHS whistleblowers need stronger legal protection to prevent hospitals using unfair disciplinary procedures to force out doctors who flag problems, the British Medical Association has said.Doctors are being “actively vilified” for speaking out, which has resulted in threats to patient safety, including unnecessary deaths, according to the council chair of the doctors&r
  
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• Goodbye, grit. What if we all just gave up on work? | Emma Beddington

  02-07-2023 15:00
  
  It feels like we have no choice but to keep grinding – but the anti-work movement looks heroic in the face of burnout and climate catastropheThere is something pleasing about the story of the Italian teacher Cinzia Paolina De Lio, who was recently dismissed for being off work, in one way or another, for 20 years during her 24-year period of employment. De Lio is appealing, but probably didn’t do herself any favours by reportedly telling local media: “Sorry, but right now I&rsqu
  
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