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MoD: UK military chief visits British training team in Nigeria – (Defence Secretary Michael Fallon hosts US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter ~ MoD: The Sun Military Awards return to highlight British heroes ~ Defence Business Services customer satisfaction survey 2015 ~ MoD: Army regiment supports BBC's DIY SOS team to transform homes for veterans ~ New credit union service launched for the Armed Forces ~ MoD: The British Army, Royal Air Force & Dstl make the Top Apprenticeship Careers list)
DCMS: Remembrance Sunday 2015 – (DCMS: Government plans to commemorate the Battle of Jutland centenary)
NHS England: Nurses are in the vanguard of leading change & creating value – (NHS England: supports Get Online Week ~ Winter campaign starts with largest flu vaccination programme ~ NHS England: Passport’ style brief of young people’s mental health launched ~ NHS 111 opens new front door to improved urgent care)
Monitor: Improving NHS productivity in elective care will reduce costs & cut the time patients spend in hospital
CQC: State of Care report launched ~ The Patients Association’s response to the CQC report on the state of care ~ NHS Confederation response to CQC report emphasises the need for a fundamental shift in the way we regulate care – (CQC: Consultation launched on special educational needs provision)
NICE: Speeding up the adoption of health technologies – (NICE: Kindness & trust are at the core of the NHS and social care ~ NICE launches initiative to speed up adoption of health technologies ~ NICE products can help NHS deliver a fair & effective system of care ~ NICE approach to managing urinary incontinence in women wins 2015 Shared Learning Award)
Chatham House: Radical new business model for pharmaceutical industry needed to avert antibiotic resistance crisis
Kings Fund - NHS providers heading towards unprecedented deficit – (NHS performance frameworks need radical simplification & alignment, The King’s Fund review finds)
The Patients Association’s response to the NHS deficit ~ NHS Confederation: New figures show why NHS urgently needs funding certainty in upcoming Spending Review – (Patients Association: Pioneering report reviews how well hospitals prevent inpatient falls)
Young people are setting a prudent example – CMO ~ Welsh NHS Confed. comments on CMO’s report
LGA: Dignified care for elderly & disabled at risk due to lack of funding, councils warn – (LGA responds to PM announcement on house building ~ LGA: Councils can double savings if government invests in prevention)
ESRC: Toolkit to tackle fast food takeaways in the war on obesity ~ The toolkit – (ESRC: Festival of Social Science celebrates 50 years of the ESRC)
Innovate UK: Improving urgent medical care - apply now for innovation funding
HM Treasury: Lloyds share sales have now raised £15.5bn for the taxpayer – (HMT: Edith Cavell commemorative coin marks 100th anniversary of her death)
Cabinet Office: Camden’s Five Pancras Square wins Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award 2015
BIS: Government to begin disposal of its remaining Royal Mail shareholding ~ Government completes final sale of its stake in Royal Mail at 455p per share ~ BIS: More people than ever doing an apprenticeship)
DECC: Bill payers missing out on £2.2bn
BIS: Merseyside beats global competition to build £200m polar research ship
Home Office: Border Force cutters return from Mediterranean search & rescue operations
DfT: Transport Secretary unveils state-of-the-art Thameslink train facility
Environment Agency: Police dog to help protect water vole colony – (EA: 'Moor’ spaces available on Thames thanks to pilot scheme success)
Ofcom brings regulation of ‘video-on-demand’ in-house
Ofgem: Utilita to pay £560,000 for blocking customers from switching
Ofsted: Focused inspection of The Education Fellowship
CMA advises schools & suppliers over uniform prices
HEFCE highly respected by stakeholders
TfL celebrates independent retailers named in ‘Small Biz 100’ campaign – (TfL: Debating the role of women in transport ~ Santander Cycles app gets new interactive map to help customers find closest docking stations ~ Hybrid bus boost for London ~ TfL: Support London’s small businesses ~ Enforcement Partnership to make London’s streets safer ~ Good resolutions for New Year’s Eve fireworks ~ Unions walk out of talks risking Night Tube delivery)
ScotGov: Cancer patients get say on care – (ScotGov: Scottish Midwives celebrated in new exhibition at National Records of Scotland ~ Winter Fleet at Full Strength ~ Scotland’s first digital skills academy opens its doors ~ LMO payments begin ~ Cereal harvest ‘better than expected’)
Electoral Commission concludes assessment of allegations against Business for Scotland and the Scottish National Party
WAG: Minister launches UK’s first Software Academy – ( £45m City Centre Campus is ‘inspirational development’ says First Minister ~ Wales is full of fantastic people doing exceptional things, says FM ~ Healthy workplaces in Wales celebrated ~ WAG: Praise for Powys peatland project)
Wales Office: Media choice in Wales is good news for audiences in era of rapid technological change
Wales Audit Office: How safe is your community?
NIA: Assembly screens films made to mark World Mental Health Day
Government labour exploitation proposals must be properly resourced, says TUC – (TUC hits out at delays to collective pension schemes ~ TUC supports call for eradication of all asbestos in Britain ~ Parliamentary group calls for eradication of all asbestos in Britain)
CCW: Households urged not to let water bill savings slip down the plug hole
techUK: Apps for Good – (techUK: The future direction of Earth Observation instrumentation in the UK ~ techUK: One year on from the Three Point Plan)
STFC: Calling entrepreneurs - funding support on offer
SOCITM: Better connected launches online
FSA: Call for proposals for FSA and ITaaU Network Plus pilot studies
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Research breakthrough to accelerate Sellafield decommissioning
Committee on Climate Change: Latest science & international commitments set parameters for UK efforts to tackle climate change ~ ScotGov: Countdown to climate change talks
Unicef and WHO ready to support immediate polio vaccination campaign in Ukraine – (Unicef: Natural born winners - children put sports stars to the test)
WWF: Oak Furniture Land keeps timber supply chain a mystery
UKTI: GREAT Week: Feeding the planet
Arts Council England launches Cultural Education Challenge – (ACE’s ‘cultural education challenge’)
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Awarded 2015 Chatham House Prize
Trade Union Share Owners group questions David Forsey’s ability to lead change needed at Sports Direct
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