National Audit Office report on NHS England’s management of the primary care support services contract with Capita
NHS England and Capita misunderstood the risks in outsourcing primary care support services resulting in services to 39,000 GPs, dentists, opticians and pharmacists that were a long way below an acceptable standard...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
RAC: Motorists confused about new MOT rules due to come into force on Sunday
Changes being made to the MOT test which come into force this Sunday (20 May) are already causing confusion among motorists, new research from the RAC has found...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
Impact of school funding crisis is set to deepen, says ASCL
The impact of the school funding crisis on the level of individual support that schools are able to offer their students is set to worsen over the next 12 months...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
Government must secure post-Brexit deal to protect UK’s pharmaceutical industry and patients, say MPs
The Government must secure a post-Brexit deal for the pharmaceutical industry that ensures the closest possible regulatory alignment with the EU and the minimum border friction possible...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
Scathing report on Capita’s NHS contract underlines privatisation folly, says Unite
A damning report by the National Audit Office (NAO) today (Thursday 17 May) on Capita’s £330 million contract with NHS England to provide primary care services reinforces the folly of privatisation, Unite, the country’s largest union, said...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
Armed policing numbers boosted with more specially trained officers
The number of firearms officers ready to protect the public in England and Wales has risen by 1351 since April 2016...
Thursday, 17 May 2018 00:01
Dr Liam Fox launches global investment drive, bringing more than £30 billion to the UK
International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox will today (Thursday 17 May) launch a new drive to attract foreign investment into the UK at a meeting of the Board of Trade in Stirling...
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 22:30
Surveillance Camera Commissioner welcomes Big Brother Watch report on facial recognition technology
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Mr Tony Porter, responds to the report by Big Brother Watch into facial recognition technology...
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 18:43
UNICEF delivers medical supplies to Gaza in wake of deadly protests
Two truckloads of urgently needed medical supplies have been delivered to Gaza, where scores of Palestinians were injured during demonstrations along the border fence with Israel...
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 18:27
Full version of exchange at PMQs - May 16
Jeremy Corbyn: The problem is that the Prime Minister’s own position is not even supported by her Cabinet. Rolls-Royce has said...
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 15:24