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2015 Local Government e-Invoicing Survey Report The adoption of e-invoicing in the UK public sector is gathering pace, with studies showing that the use of this technology can save councils thousands of pounds each year. Key findings include:
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| Potential benefits for around 50% of the population |
| More than a 1m (Ed.; at any one time) could benefit from the first NICE clinical guideline on diagnosing & managing menopause. |
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NICE issues first guideline on menopause to stop women suffering in silence NICE: Women with symptoms of menopause should not suffer in silence New report from Dr Ros Altmann calls for greater support for over 50s in employment EU breast cancer research targets personalised treatment Daily Telegraph: The menopause myth buster every woman should read The British Menopause Society: For UK health professionals |
| Not all terrorist threats involve violence |
| The GCHQ and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have launched CyberInvest, a £6.5m industry & Government scheme to support cutting edge cyber security research and protect the UK in cyber space. |
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CESG: £6.5m CyberInvest scheme to boost world-class UK cyber security research techUK: GCHQ announce industry-funded cyber security research scheme NCA: International public protection events offer online safety information NCA: Data sharing initiative enables action on 30,000 cyber crime threats MoD: UK-India Defence and International Security Partnership |
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| How much of it could they afford with fiscal independence? |
| Deputy FM & Finance Secretary, John Swinney, will publish financial plans for the Scottish Government on December 16, 2015. |
| A problem that generates strong emotions |
| New tools & advice to help farmers protect their herds from TB have been unveiled as part of a new campaign to help eradicate bovine TB. All advice on bovine TB is now available from one single website. www.TBhub.co.uk is the ‘go-to’ place for British beef & dairy farmers to find practical advice covering everything from biosecurity measures to understanding trading rules. The cross-industry campaign will also promote a new Bovine TB Biosecurity 5-Point Plan to improve disease prevention on farm and in the cattle trade. |
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Defra: Bovine TB biosecurity plan & information hub launched WAG: Badger vaccination underway in IAA WAG: Grant available for markets to upgrade facilities to display animals TB history |
| Your chance to influence the future prospects of women in tech! |
| The ‘Women in Tech Council’ are holding elections to decide the next Chairperson. Voting will close at 5pm on Monday 23 November 2015. |
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| The Scots might dispute this claim |
| Wales is the only country in the UK to provide round-the-clock support & advice for people approaching the end of their lives, a new report published recently shows. Wales provides 24/7 services to ensure a specialist is always available to give advice to professionals caring for patients in their homes, in hospices and in hospitals across Wales. |
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Wales first to provide 24/7 support for people at the end of their lives |
| All Care should all be at the same (high) standard |
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All domiciliary care workers in Wales will need to be registered from 2020 before they can work in the social care sector, with adult residential care workers to follow in 2022. Currently, social workers, social work students, residential child care managers & workers, adult care home managers & domiciliary care managers are required to register in order to work in the sector. The new arrangements for the registration of domiciliary care workers will be made possible by the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly. They will come into force in April 2017, if the Bill becomes law. |
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WAG: New requirement for domiciliary care workers in Wales to be registered from 2020 The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Bill New training standards for Wales’ healthcare support workers Most jobs DON’T & WON'T require a Degree, but they will be 'backed' by qualifications |
| Not everyone has totally happy memories of British Rail |
| Commenting on last week’s Shaw Report on the future of Network Rail, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “…. Network Rail must remain a public body that – looking ahead – sits at the heart of a safe, integrated, publicly-owned railway system. “We are pleased that (today’s) report recognises the TUC’s call for unions to be more involved in the future of our railways.” |
| New form will make Giving ‘less taxing’ |
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Children in Need 2015 the government marks the 25th anniversary of Gift Aid, which has raised over £13bn for UK Charities. The scheme, through which 25p of tax relief can be claimed by a charity on every £1 donated, was introduced in the Finance Act 1990 and saw £10m claimed in its first year. Gift Aid in 2015 was worth nearly £1.2bn to UK charity sector. In 2013, a system was introduced for charities to submit Gift Aid applications online, reducing the time taken to process Gift Aid payments to charities from around 15 working days to less than 5 days. The government has also worked with the sector to develop a new, simpler, Gift Aid form which will be introduced in April 2016, to make it easier for eligible donors to sign up to Gift Aid their donations. |
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HMT: Gift Aid celebrates its 25th birthday 7 ways the government’s making tax simpler for charities Payroll Giving overhaul announced |
| One should be so lucky! |
| The clock is ticking for anyone who has more than £75,000 in deposits. The current FSCS limit of £85,000 ends on 31 December 2015. From 1 January 2016, the new limit will be £75,000, which will protect more than 95% of people (93% of consumers have less than £50k in savings). |
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IEA: “EVEL” no solution to problems caused by devolution |
