MoD: UK expands training effort in Iraq to support fight against ISIL – (HMS Bulwark conducts largest rescue to date ~ Second Scottish built Royal Navy warship moves closer to service ~ UK to increase contribution to NATO task force ~ MoD: The Bastion Memorial, it reminds us that they were never alone ~ The Bastion Memorial, by Major Tom McDermott RTR ~ MoD: UK to increase support to Nigeria ~ Prince Harry leads tributes at the Bastion Memorial Service ~ MoD: Review of the 5000 series regulatory articles)
NHS England: Saying ‘thank you’ to millions of unsung heroic volunteers – (NHS England: Raising the profile of carers and the vital role they play ~ NHS England: Take the frailty challenge! ~ NHS and local government chiefs meet with local leaders of Integrated Personal Commissioning ~ We must recognise the vital contribution of carers ~ Moving beyond a commitment to carers – Dr Martin McShane ~ Thousands more patients to be cured of hepatitis C ~ Standing on the shoulders of giants – Dr Habib Naqvi)
NHS Confederation response on the recent announcement into assessing hospital efficiency – (NHS Confederation response to Lord Carter review on procurement)
CQC to act on recommendations of report into procurement – (CQC prosecutes provider for failure to appoint managers ~ CQC wants you to share your experience of North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust ~ CQC inspectors publish reports on 2 dental practices in England)
Monitor: Investigations into hospital finances widened after some patients wait too long in A&E – (Monitor: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to improve infection control after regulator takes action ~ A&E waiting times in Gloucestershire under investigation ~ DH: Government announces Monitor and Trust Development Authority move to single leadership to deliver increased support to hospitals)
Kings Fund: Integrated care cannot succeed without radical changes to commissioning
PHE: Malaria: health advice for travellers
techUK: Progress Update on Five Year Forward View published
HMRC: Self-Assessment Penalties – (HMRC: 2014-15 PAYE Tax Calculations - over & under payments)
BIS: Government sells 15% of shares in Royal Mail at 500p per share
Defra: Lincolnshire leads the way in innovation with exciting new 3D technology which tells farmers when crops are ripe for harvesting
Environment Agency: Lincshore campaign to reduce flood risk draws to successful close for 2015
ScotGov: Children’s dental health improving
WAG: Glastir Advanced Evaluation Panel – (National Survey 2014-15 results very encouraging – Jane Hutt)
Ofsted: A focused inspection of Wiltshire's early years providers
Equality & Human Rights Commission announces new project to increase diversity in the television sector
Socitm: PSN Solutions Group facilitator now on board! – (Socitm: Kingston Council saves £400,000 through online transactions)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Big Bang comes to West Cumbria – (NDA: Chapelcross completes largest asbestos removal project)
techUK: What the future holds for G-Cloud & the Digital Services Framework – (techUK: The Integrated Technologies Supporting the British Transport Police)
English Heritage: Novelist Georgette Heyer receives Blue Plaque
Natural England: 5 hen harriers have now disappeared from northern England
TfL: Tunnelling breakthrough for Crossrail – (Winner of the Travel Better London poetry competition ~ TfL to accept Apple Pay on public transport ~ TfL: Mayor takes action to halve road casualties by 2020 ~ TfL Annual Report published ~ Investment in public transport paying off ~ New target aims to halve road deaths)
RoSPA: Thousands of children’s home safety books available for free in Scotland – (RoSPA - A wealth of advice on offer at leading health and safety exhibition)
Ofcom: Communications industry must serve customers better, says Ofcom – (Ofcom: Telephone charges made simpler next month ~ Ofcom: Dial '105' for electricity helpline)
STFC: Drug & gene studies at ISIS lead to prestigious neutron scattering prize
TUC: 4m people are now homeworkers but more want to join them – (TUC welcomes Rana Plaza compensation fund finally reaching target $30m ~ TUC: MEPs must vote for no ISDS in European Parliament resolution on TTIP ~ TUC calls on PM to come clean about his plans to re-negotiate workers' rights from Europe ~ Government review into tribunal fees must not be a “political stitch-up”, says TUC)
HEFCE: Transnational students are changing the pattern of international student recruitment in higher education in England ~ Transnational pathways to higher education in England’ (HEFCE 2015/08)
LGA: Funding cuts without reform to put services for teenage NEETS at risk by 2020 – (LGA: Councils respond to £200m public health funding reduction ~ LGA - Councils comment on new education bill ~ LGA responds to NAO report on Care Act first phase reforms)
Met Office: UK and US join forces to boost natural disaster warning systems
Unicef distributes over 700,000 learning kits to children across Liberia – (UNICEF: Iraq on the brink of humanitarian disaster due to surging conflict and massive funding shortfall warns UN ~ UNICEF: Safe Sustainable Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Every Child ~ Fireman, Singer, Cowboy, Wrestler: England Footballers Reveal Childhood Dreams)
ACE: Whistle-stop tour for Oxford’s Dodo celebrates museum collections across the country
WWF: UK statement in response to Norway divestment move
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