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MoD: First sailors join new aircraft carrier in Scotland – (UK team deploys to South Sudan to assess peacekeeping commitment ~ £1.1bn investment by MOD in future military flying training ~ Military Aviation Authority (MAA) and the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) Approved Auditor Competence Scheme ~ Badgers go nuts for special fence gates on the defence estate)
NHS England: The NHS Benchmarking Network is organising the 2016 National Audit for Intermediate Care – (NHS England: We are shaping services for years to come ~ Market Engagement launched: Improving GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support ~ NHS England call for 2016 Healthcare Science Award nominations)
DH: Review shows how NHS hospitals can save money and improve care ~ Carter Review: Productivity in NHS hospitals – (DH: Junior doctor contract negotiations)
CQC inspectors find “remarkable” improvement in patient care at Wexham Park Hospital ~ Monitor: Success at Wexham Park is a model for the rest of the NHS
Monitor: Shropshire orthopaedic hospital to cut waiting times for routine operations
NHS Confederation responds to industrial action announcement – (NHS Confed: Rise in block contracts risks patient choice)
DfT: Planes returning from Zika areas to be sprayed with insecticide
LGA: Councils remain in the dark over public health funding ~ LGA: Transitional support needed for councils following funding shake-up ~ LGA response to UNISON 15 minutes care visit report ~ Councils respond to ADPH report on impact of public health funding reductions ~ LGA responds to launch of inquiry into children's social care)
Patients Association: Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill goes to Report Stage – (PA: Physician Survey highlights dangers posed to patient safety ~ PA: Physician Survey highlights dangers posed to patient safety ~ PA: BMA survey shows patient care deteriorating as GPs struggle to cope ~ PA: CQC warns that hospitals must improve their end of life care)
ScotGov: Review of access to new medicines – (ScotGov: Investing in community sight services ~ ScotGov: World Cancer Day – Scotland’s drive to turn the Big C into the ‘wee c’ ~ ScotGov: Family Nurse Partnership)
WAG: More people in Wales surviving stroke shows new report – (First Minister celebrates achievements of NHS Wales ~ WAG: Funding secured for maternity & neonatal service improvements at Glangwili Hospital, Health Minister confirms)
Defra: The Hive comes to Kew Gardens – (Defra: Green space - Satellite data transforms environmental protection ~ Defra: Lasers reveal 'lost' Roman roads)
DWP: Universal Credit available across Essex in latest rollout
DfE: North-east teenager receives award from Education Secretary
DfT: East Riding’s roads get £16.7m maintenance boost
HMRC: Another record breaking year for Self-Assessment
techUK launches refocused sustainability programme – (techUK: Are we one step closer this week to an AI driven world? ~ techUK: Mobile Services & Apps are growing in popularity, but could they go further?)
TfL: More than a quarter of London ‘pay as you go’ customers now travel using contactless payments – (TfL: Join Children's Traffic Club London and learn road safety lessons for life ~ Mayor launches world-leading bus safety programme ~ TfL: Card payments to be accepted in every black cab)
ScotGov: Makar makes way – (ScotGov: Veterans deploying broadband ~ ScotGov: Flood funding available ~ ScotGov: Funding to spark business investment in the Arts ~ ScotGov: Lobbying proposals enhanced ~ ScotGov: HGV trial to start on Forth Road Bridge ~ ScotGov: Sludge review final recommendations)
WAG: New on-line Directory launched to promote Welsh businesses – (Welsh Government introduces free swimming for Armed Forces ~ WAG: Independent vaccination analysis welcomed ~ A55 improvement works accelerated and £1.9m Tal-y-bont scheme to go ahead this spring)
Ofsted: Inspection of Kingston upon Hull school improvement support – (Ofsted: Focused inspection of Academies Enterprise Trust)
Ofgem: Dermot's view - Ofgem’s challenges & plans for 2016/17
Consumer Council for Water: Water companies must do more to support customers struggling to pay their bills, says water watchdog ~ Ofwat response to water companies’ bill announcement
LGA: Illegal eviction prosecutions show councils are cracking down on rogue landlords – (LGA : 80,000 council homes could be lost by 2020 ~ LGA responds to CLG committee devolution report ~ LGA responds to survey of subsidised bus services by the Campaign for Better Transport)
Environment Agency outlines recovery & repair projects following record-breaking floods
SOCITM: Finding council tip opening times easier than reporting a missed bin from a mobile phone
TUC welcomes support package for Sheffield Forgemasters – (TUC: Black workers with degrees earn a quarter less than white counterparts ~ TUC & PFA launch new guidance on how to tackle homophobia in football ~ TUC: PM's renegotiation agenda misses the point ~ TUC: Extending Sunday opening hours will be bad for workers & small businesses ~ Women must not be left behind in pensions revolution ~ TUC: Investors use new votes to show concern over boardroom pay ~ Naming & shaming of minimum wage cheats must continue)
FDA: Any Google tax settlement concerns lie with lawmakers, not tax officials, says HMRC union – (FDA: Treasury proposals a breach of trust on deal reached with Francis Maude, says FDA)
FSA: New Chair needed for Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products & the Environment (COC)
National Archives: Allocation of papers accepted in lieu of tax
ACE: Announcing our new Arts Council Collection National Partners
English Heritage: 6 London war memorials added to new guidebook
RoSPA welcomes new corporate manslaughter sentencing rules
Unicef: Series from The Lancet provides more evidence that breastfeeding is lifesaving – (As Zika spreads, Unicef works to help keep communities safe ~ Unicef: More children & women seek safety in Europe ~ Unicef: USD$1.4bn needed to get every Syrian child back in school, say aid agencies)
Innovate UK: New website hosts wealth of data on energy efficient buildings
ESRC: Flooding & resilience - the role of children and young people
CCC: Fifth carbon budget allows for greater ambition set out in Paris Agreement
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