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Raab’s failure to call Afghan counterpart “simply doesn’t add up” - Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on the Foreign Secretary’s statement confirming he failed to call his Afghan counterpart to evacuate translators who helped UK forces, said...

Friday, 20 August 2021 13:49

Mental health workforce must be properly funded and developed to meet rising demand for care, says NHS Providers

Responding to the new report from the Nuffield Trust Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said...

Friday, 20 August 2021 12:45

Delivery dramas and return nightmares: Which? survey reveals the best and worst online retailers for resolving customer complaints

Homebase, Carphone Warehouse and Sports Direct are among the worst performers according to Which? research revealing which online retailers...

Friday, 20 August 2021 00:01

LGA: Extend incentives for new apprenticeships beyond the end of furlough scheme

Financial incentives in place to help employers create apprenticeship programmes should be extended to continue beyond the end of the furlough scheme, councils say today...

Friday, 20 August 2021 00:01

Record 20 places bid for prestigious UK City of Culture 2025 title

A record 20 places from across the UK have submitted an expression of interest to become the UK City of Culture 2025 - an all time high of entries for this prestigious competition...

Friday, 20 August 2021 00:01

Nuffield Trust: To meet ambitions to improve mental health services, the NHS needs to ensure better working conditions and opportunities for the neglected clinical support workforce

Access to high quality mental health services could be put at risk if the experiences of clinical support staff working in these services continue to be overlooked...

Friday, 20 August 2021 00:01

Health Secretary opens new cancer hospital

Thousands of patients in Cumbria are set to benefit from state-of-the-art cancer diagnosis and treatment at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care...

Thursday, 19 August 2021 17:02

Bed occupancy levels highlight scale of pressure across the NHS, says NHS Providers

Commenting on the publication of bed occupancy data by NHS England, the chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson said...

Thursday, 19 August 2021 15:47

GMB call on ASDA to act after anti semitism complaint upheld at Dagenham store

GMB London, the union for ASDA staff, has called on ASDA to educate its managers to understand, follow and implement its own policies on discrimination after a complaint of anti semitism against a manager at the Dagenham store was upheld...

Thursday, 19 August 2021 15:07

REA renews calls for rule changes to ease HGV driver shortage as more councils suspend food and garden waste collections

The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) have called for a change to immigration rules to allow the waste and recycling sector to recruit the necessary number of HGV drivers in the face of severe shortages...

Thursday, 19 August 2021 14:57