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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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Police officers in England and Wales could face random drug tests, according to reports. Ministers booted the idea into touch last year but Hazel Blears, Home Office minister, has re-floated the controversial proposal again. She will ask the Police Advisory Board to revisit the issue at the end of October following requests by the Superintendents… Read more »
Royal & Sun Alliance announced a major shake-up today, causing its share price to plummet by the close of trading. The insurer has offered current investors half-price shares in a rights issue that it hopes will raise £960m. And as a further measure to balance its books RSA has announced that 1,000 jobs will be… Read more »
