MoD: Banks offer better deal on mortgages for Armed Forces personnel – (Defence Minister Mark Lancaster announces release of MOD sites for development ~ Defence Secretary announces more support to Ukraine Armed Forces ~ MoD: UK and Poland discuss closer co-operation ~ Defence Secretary reaffirms nuclear deterrent commitment ~ Minister for Armed Forces visits future Army leaders)
NHS England: Focus on transgender equality highlights poor experience of trans people in daily lives – (NHS England: Security guard with ‘heart of an 84-year-old’ gives up the takeaways to avoid Type 2 Diabetes ~ New campaign can lure young people to NHS)
CQC: Dame Eileen Sills sets out her priorities for her first months as National Guardian
Monitor: Financial performance and quality must work together – (Monitor to investigate A&E at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)
NHS Confed responds to the Secretary of State for Health's announcement around the transformation fund – (NHS Confed: EU data protection ruling ~ NHS Confed: NHS secures tighter EU rules to keep unsafe doctors and nurses away ~ NHS Confed: Collective Political Leadership required to deliver change of this scale)
Welsh NHS Confed comments on emergency services
DH: Local hypertension profiles launched
Patients Association: NHS targets missed across a number of services during November – (Patients Association: CQC to investigate Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust)
ScotGov: Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report – (Scots pupils get fit to help children around the world)
WAG: Proton Partners begins work at UK’s first Proton Beam Therapy Centre – (WAG: New 3-year plan to improve mental health services in Wales ~ Cancer survival rates in Wales continue to improve ~ WAG: £2.5m to tackle delayed transfers from Welsh hospitals ~ Minister cuts the turf for new Newport hospice)
NIA: Committee raises concerns over Health Trusts' finances
AS: Shocking variation of hospital care for people with dementia exposed
DWP: You can now claim Universal Credit at 80% of all jobcentres
DfT: Government announces £5.5m to repair Calderdale bridge – (Rail Minister Claire Perry celebrates contribution of women to Crossrail)
DCMS: Rare £1.2m ebony cabinets at risk of export from UK
CLG: Get behind Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations
ScotGov: Scottish education on the world stage – (Dundee Waterfront ~ ScotGov: The Open brings £140m benefit to Scotland ~ ScotGov: Wild salmon conservation ~ ScotGov: Poverty advisor report published ~ ScotGov: Joint Exchequer Committee)
WAG: Blaenau Gwent speeding ahead with more than 95% superfast broadband coverage
Wales Office: Infinite opportunities for Wales as a host of major sports events
LGA: Academies should also expand to meet demand for school places – (LGA: Households urged by councils to show extra vigilance as big freeze bites ~ LGA responds to AA survey about residential parking spots ~ LGA responds to OFSTED chief's ambitions for English education ~ LGA responds to Education Select Committee report on the role of Regional Schools Commissioners ~ PC&PE: RSCs - Role should be clarified and accountability improved say MPs ~ LGA: Councils are using state-of-the-art technology to help tackle the big chill ~ LGA responds to TPA report on compensation paid by councils ~ LGA responds to education secretary's comments on schools helping to combat radicalisation)
Ofsted: Ambitions for education: Sir Michael Wilshaw
Innovate UK: Improving schools' financial health - apply for business funding
Natural England: Bringing life back to The Broads
TfL: Celebrating a decade of innovation – (TfL: Cutting congestion on the capital's roads ~ TfL: LU calls for tenders for design & build of new tube for London ~ TfL: Get active and fundraise for sport relief ~
Santander cycles expands to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park ~ Happy Birthday poems on the underground!)
CCC: Infographic - Future flood risk in the UK
ACE: New research finds arts & culture helps combat loneliness among old people – (ACE: Over £3m awarded to tour great art across England ~ ACE: New Ambition for Excellence recipients announced)
SOCITM: Website performance data 2015 released for all UK councils
BCS: CAS Network of Teaching Excellence doubles its reach
Natural England: 'Blue Belt' extended to protect 8,000 square miles of UK waters – (NE: Nature Improvement Areas: Thousands more hectares for our wildlife)
WWF: 6 top tips for a diet that’s healthy for you and the planet
Unicef and WHO appeal for the lifting of siege on communities in Syria – (Winter: Unicef Expresses Concern Over the Health of Children on the Move)
STFC-supported scientists awarded for geophysics and astronomy work
CIPD welcomes Government announcement on mentoring support for young people
Electoral Commission concludes two party finance cases – (Electoral Commission releases UK Parliamentary General Election campaign expenditure returns of more than £250,000)
RoSPA: New Northern Ireland law to improve standards for young drivers welcomed – (RoSPA: Website charts how the UK is one of the safest places to work & live)
TUC: The government has failed to make the case for higher strike thresholds – (Real wages still worth £2,270 less than in 2008, according to new TUC analysis)
MI5 named employer of the year by Stonewall
National Archives: Help us develop services for academics & researchers
Food Standards Agency: Views wanted on D-ribose by 1 February 2016
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