General News (Archive)

MoD:  Operations against ISIL pass one year mark – (British D-Day veterans receive Légion d’honneur award ~ Update: air strikes in Iraq ~ Defence Secretary visits Oman)

NHS England:  Millions of patients to benefit from radical new hospital collaboration drive ~ NHS Confed:  announcement of Acute Care Collaboration Vanguard sites is another step in the right direction ~ NHS England:  Acute care collaboration vanguard sites – (NHS England:  Change is happening for carers ~ Caring for carers is crucial ~ NHS & Fire Service sign new consensus to help vulnerable & reduce winter pressures ~ techUK:  Open consultation on closer working between the Emergency Services ~ NHS England:  Celebrating Older People)

Monitor:  Patients in South Devon set to get integrated care after hospital acquisition – (Monitor:  Oxford University Hospitals awarded foundation trust status by regulator ~ Monitor opens investigation into deteriorating financial position at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust)

DH/PHE:  Improving palliative care data collection and end of life care co-ordination – (PHE in support of World Rabies Day ~ DH/PHE:  Reptiles pose a risk of salmonella infection ~ TB rates in England continue to decline ~ PHE:  Clear opportunities for local organisations to improve children’s mental wellbeing)

CQC:  How will care home inspections get any better? – (CQC inspectors highlight good care as reports are published on 63 more GP practices)

Ministry of Justice:  Smoking in prisons

HM Treasury:  London-based NFL team closer to touchdown

techUK:  Imperial College London Report on Health App Security – (techUK:  Girls Can Code ~ techUK:  Removing Bias from the Bottom Line - It's Time to Act ~ techUK:  Freeview to go High Definition only from 2017)

Innovate UK:  Nuisance calls - funding available for innovative solutions

WAG:  Minister visits world-class robotic surgery in Morriston – (WAG:  MMR vaccine uptake reaches record high ~ Extra £1.1bn invested in Welsh NHS - Deputy Health Minister reveals ~ Welsh NHS Confederation comments on waiting times ~ WAG:  No ceiling to girls’ success, say top female role-models)

HM Treasury:  Government sells further 1% shareholding in Lloyds)

Libraries Taskforce:  Leadership for Libraries Taskforce ~ Independent Library Report for England

BIS:  Government introduces largest ever increase to apprentices’ wages – (BIS:  New rights for consumers when buying digital content)

Environment Agency:  Repeated raw sewage leaks, lead to one of the largest water company fines – (EA:  Advice on the use of metaldehyde)

Defra:  Euro exchange rate set for 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments

DWP:  Government overturns turban workplace rule

CLG:  First World War heroes commemorated as Britain remembers Battle of Loos – (CLG:  High streets battle it out to be crowned Britain’s best: vote now)

DCMS:  Public ballot for Somme commemorations opens

Unite:  Scandal of war graves’ staff facing £6,000-a-year pensions’ loss

ScotGov:  FM in WWI commemoration – (ScotGov:  Children and e-cigarettes ~ ScotGov:  National Centre for Resilience progress ~ Scottish aid bound for refugees  ~ ScotGov:  Milestone as household landfill falls below 50% ~ Number of centenarians in Scotland continues to increase ~ ScotGov:  Inquiry into Historical Abuse of Children in Care ~ ScotGov:  Flu vaccination programme begins ~ ScotGov:  Highland ‘grass roots spirit’ hailed)

Scottish Secretary welcomes Aberdeen City's humanitarian response – (ScotGov:  Funding for Huntington’s disease)

LGA:  Bus funding needs a ‘total overhaul' in Spending Review, councils say – (LGA:  Mums & dads to see massive benefits for young children as health responsibilities transfer to councils)

Ofsted:  Poole local authority school improvement inspection – (Ofsted:  Statement on the timing of inspections for new schools ~ Ofsted:  First issue of 'Further education and skills inspection update' published)

Ofqual:  Key changes to qualifications regulation come into effect

TfL:  Recycling energy from Tube trains to power stations – (A warm welcome for tourists at new LU Visitor Centres ~ TfL:  Transforming the city for cyclists ~ A warm welcome for tourists at new LU Visitor Centres ~ TfL: 
Research confirms benefits of Crossrail 2
~ New rail link would boost UK economy ~ TfL:  Use contactless to change lives ~ TfL:  Consultation on modernising private hire regulations ~ Consultation ~ London Underground breaks through at Bond Street)

Met Office:  The next 5 years of ground breaking science for the Met Office

IEA:  Labour’s approach to deficit reduction is pure fantasy – (IEA:  Corbyn’s anti-market agenda will hit the poorest the hardest)

CBI response to Shadow Chancellor speech

Action needed to stop bad quality jobs pushing people into debt, says TUC – (TUC issues guidance for supporting staff with cancer at work)

Unicef UK reaction to UK Government's climate finance announcement – (Unicef:  Central African Republic: Children brutally targeted in weekend’s violence ~ Statement from Unicef Representative in Syria on recent killings of children ~ Conflicts, instability uproot over 4.5m children in 5 countries: Unicef)

WWF:  UK statement on Shell abandoning Arctic oil drilling

Met Office:  New pictures wanted for the International Cloud Atlas

OS:  Get outside this winter – top tips to get maximum benefit from winter exercise

Electoral Commission decision on appeals relating to the Chief Electoral Officer’s review of Howard Primary School polling place, Fermanagh and South Tyrone

Food Standards Agency:  Tips on packing food safely when shopping

Spotlight on women at Serco – Anita’s story