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A ‘We told you so’ moment? |
An emergency proposal to relocate an additional 120,000 asylum seekers from Italy, Greece and Hungary among EU member states was backed by Parliament on Thursday. If – for justified & objective reasons, such as a natural disaster – a member state is temporarily unable to participate, it would have to make a financial contribution to the EU budget of up to 0.002% of its GDP instead. |
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MEPs give go-ahead to relocate an additional 120,000 asylum seekers in the EU The alternative to helping them in their own countries could be even more refugees / asylum seekers coming to Europe / the UK (January 2015) |
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An ‘army’ of observers will help ensure there is no hiding place for abusers |
The Ask, Validate, Document & Refer (AVDR) programme has been awarded £115,000 by ScotGov to develop & deliver domestic abuse training throughout Scotland, teaching professionals on how to look out for the signs of domestic abuse and to give guidance on how to get further support to victims. The programme, set up by Medics Against Violence and the Violence Reduction Unit, trains professionals to spot the signs of domestic abuse and raise it with clients during a routine check-up or visit in a private setting. So far, 2,000 have been trained, but it will potentially reach 100,000. |
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ScotGov: Spotting the signs of domestic abuse Medics Against Violence: Domestic Abuse Initiative Time to ‘lift the rock & expose the problems’ If it wasn’t for Grexit and Tunisia this would be front page news There is no justification for either male or female domestic violence or abuse |
A Degree’s value depends on its degree of requirement by employers |
Government statistics disguise the extent of graduate over-qualification in the UK according to the CIPD and the Edge Foundation. David Harbourne, Acting CE of the Edge Foundation, commented: “The same official statistics cited by the Universities Minister show that, after accounting for non-working graduates, around half of all 2011 graduates failed to get a graduate-level job within 3½ years of completing their degree. And this is an average figure: for people with arts, humanities and social science degrees, the situation is significantly worse. ….. In addition many of these ‘graduate level’ jobs in the official statistics can be accessed by people without degrees, who have vocational qualifications or who have worked their way up via an apprenticeship”. |
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Celebrating the resurgence of apprenticeships Most jobs DON’T & WON'T require a Degree, but they will be 'backed' by qualifications Response to Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) report on graduate employment Some of the ‘brightest & best’ choose an alternative to university BAE Systems announces plans to recruit 2,000 new apprentices On target for a higher skilled workforce TfL develops degree level QS Apprenticeships Government rolls-out flagship Degree Apprenticeships IPPR - Women needed to fill UK’s graduate level engineers gap Second highest work rate but lowest pay for media studies graduates Third of young people trapped in underemployment by 2018, warns LGA UK will fall behind unless high skills provision is transformed - CBI UK needs to match Finland’s education system to drive economic growth, says CBI chief |
Defending the UK from the ‘Dark Side’ of an e-World |
The Ministry of Defence (MOD), working with Dstl and KTN, is hosting a hackathon for an enhanced Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) capability. MODHack is a unique opportunity to collaborate with software developers, data scientists & innovators to develop ideas & solutions for mining of the deep web, using a range of open source tools & services and build something that has the potential to support the national security of the UK. MODHack will run from midday on Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2015. |
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Medical Research + Aid + ‘Political Will’ can work wonders |
Malaria death rates have plunged by 60% since 2000, translating into 6.2m lives saved, the vast majority of them children, according to a joint World Health Organisation - UNICEF report recently released. |
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DIFD: Malaria death rates drop by 60% Europe and Africa double research efforts to tackle AIDS, Ebola and other infectious diseases Malaria: a persistent health threat that we must face head on Steep drop in pneumonia deaths in last decade, but much further to go – UNICEF Revised guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the UK Spending on fight against malaria may not provide good value A life saved every three minutes – Britain leads the way in fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria |
Attention Health Workers! |
A Patient Safety Alert has been issued by NHS England to launch an NHS-wide programme of work based around the National Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) that were published on 7 September 2015. The alert asks NHS providers to review current clinical practice and ensure the NatSSIPs are embedded into local processes by developing their own local safety standards for invasive procedures (LocSSIPs) in collaboration with staff, patients and the public. The aim is to reduce the number of patient safety incidents related to invasive procedures in which surgical Never Events could occur. |
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One suspects that they would like to do a lot more than ‘just speak to him’ |
Investigators from the National Crime Agency are appealing for information to trace a man they want to speak to in connection with a number of large-scale drug importations. Indian national Balwinder Rai, 28, previously lived at an address in Hamilton Road, Hayes, London, and is thought to still be in the area. |
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But the CBI doesn’t have to get elected |
The CBI has identified total savings of up to £16.3bn over the next 5 years as part of its submission to the Treasury ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). To achieve this, the UK’s biggest business group is calling for action to ensure ring-fenced departments (health, education, international development) are open to reform and to protect growth enhancing spending on infrastructure, innovation, education, skills and exports. |
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Despite the ‘scandals’ some things are easier |
Do we believe them? |
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We need to know what we are ‘getting in’ too |
The Nuclear Commissioning Authority is seeking applications for PhD research proposals by Tuesday 20 October 2015. Eligibility will cover PhD projects involving universities or sub-contractors where the bursary is used as a grant top-up to access national facilities for research involving the handling of radioactive materials. |
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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority: Apply for PhD bursaries related to nuclear decommissioning |
Music to the ears of IDS & Cameron? |
Foreigners who go to Germany to obtain social assistance or whose right of residence arises solely out of a search for employment are excluded from entitlement to German benefits by way of basic provision (‘Grundsicherung’). |
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CJEU: A Member State may exclude EU citizens from certain non-contributory social security benefits |
CJEU court ruling allows claims to take-off |
In case of cancellation of a flight, air carriers are required, under EU law, to provide adequate care for the passengers concerned and to pay compensation (between €250 & €600, depending on the distance). However, a carrier is not obliged to pay that compensation if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. |
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CJEU: Compensation by air carriers in the event of a flight cancellation |
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ScotGov: Parliament debates Scotland’s Future |