Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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The Government’s decision to allow workers from EU accession countries to come and work in the UK has been a “tremendous success”, Home Secretary David Blunkett said today. He insisted the European countries that closed their borders to workers had simply encouraged the growth of clandestine working, undermining labour standards and legitimate employers. Nearly 91,000… Read more »
Transport Secretary Alistair Darling today described Saturday’s rail crash near Reading as a “tragic accident”. He was speaking in the House of Commons following the publication of an interim report into the crash by the Health and Safety Executive. HSE investigators found no evidence to suggest there were any errors by railway staff, and ruled… Read more »
