General News (Archive)

MoD:  Successful Armed Forces employment programme extended – (Mod:  UK works with France to defeat threat of underwater mines ~ MoD:  New Defence Safety Authority launched ~ Veterans given special invitation to VE Day 70th anniversary celebrations ~ Joint Warrior military exercise to take place)

ScotGov:  Meningitis B vaccine to be introduced in Scotland – (ScotGov:  Scotland week sets scene for vibrant creative industries ~ Rural funding schemes live ~ ScotGov:  Bird of prey crime maps ~ ScotGov:  Smoke-free hospital grounds ~ ScotGov:  Climate challenge fund)

WAG:  University & Hospital show Minister how Invest to Save is helping them deliver more efficient services – (WAG:  4 weeks until stricter regulations for dog breeders come into force in Wales ~ Vaughan Gething praises support for veterans in Cardiff visit ~ WAG:  Institute of Life Science helping to plan healthcare of the future ~ Institute of Life Science ~ New affordable housing set to transform Aston Mead)

LGA:  Three-quarters of MPs support the protection of adult social care funding – (LGA:  Councils set out employment & skills devolution offer ~ LGA:  Devolution the key election issue for 18 to 24-year-olds)

NHS England:  Latest round of technology funding announced – (NHS England:  Liaison & Diversion Bulletin - March 2015 ~ Wheelchair users boosted by Change Day ~ NHS England:  Patient safety alert – Managing risks during the transition period to new ISO connectors for medical devices ~ NHS England:  A Code, not an enigma ~ Revised Code)

CQC:  Update to GP Intelligent Monitoring – (CQC:  CQC decision to suspend London GP’s registration upheld by Tribunal ~ CQC inspectors publish reports on 72 more GP practices ~ CQC inspectors publish more reports on dental practices)

Monitor defers foundation trust application of NHS trust in Birmingham – (The pre-election period: what it means for Monitor ~ Monitor:  King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust agrees action to improve services and finances)

Home Office:  Temporary passport extension stamp ends for British citizens living abroad – (HO:  Operators ready for introduction of exit checks)

DfE:  Schools get £4m boost from copyright deals – (DfE:  The importance of phonics)

Ofcom:  More digital radio stations on their way to UK listeners – (Ofcom updates guidance on protecting children in programmes ~ Ofcom research shows 4G significantly outperforms 3G networks)

Ofsted:  New & updated social care forms and guidance

HEFCE:  Changing the learning landscape

Ofgem secures £7.75m package for consumers following E.ON overcharging error ~ E.ON ruling must send signal to entire industry, says Citizens Advice

NIA:  Agriculture Committee Quiz EU Commissioner on Local Farming Issues

DECC:  Government gets tough on energy market misconduct

TfL develops degree level QS Apprenticeships – (TfL:  All aboard the new kids zone ~ TfL:  London to launch world first for air quality ~ Spend time on the Thames this spring & summer)

ACE:  PRISM Fund 2015/16 Now Open

STFC:  News during the Election period – (STFC:  Big data paves the way for big building and engineering projects)

Dstl:  Protecting the UK from cyber-attack

techUK:  Home Office Rewards Police Innovation & Collaboration with £70m

Natural England:  National Nature Reserves: spring into life on England’s best wildlife sites

English Heritage:  First chief of the secret intelligence service (MI6) honoured with blue plaque – (EH:  New Era For England's Heritage ~ EH:  Eltham Palace swings again ~ English Heritage has changed)

FDA:  Talent Action Plan will only be achieved by co-operating with unions

TUC:  Disabled education workers & students suffering under austerity measures

Food Standards Agency:  Extension to the UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan published

Electoral Commission:  Exclusive Gogglebox – (The dating register: MySingleFriend.com gears up to get daters voting as Electoral Commission reveals a quarter of UK singles aren’t registered to vote)

RoSPA:  Lifesaver scoops 175,000th health & safety gong

YEMEN: Work for children continues, UNICEF says

WWF:  Nearly 3,000 seizures of illegal wildlife products made by UK Border Force

RAE:  Teaching: academia’s most undervalued asset?

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