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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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The prime minister has lashed out at the Tories, accusing the opposition party of running a “nasty and unscrupulous campaign”. Speaking as he unveiled Labour’s plans for community hospitals, Tony Blair criticised the Conservatives for focusing on immigration and declared that it was now the “values election”, with voters facing a distinct choice on May… Read more »
NHS managers have accused Michael Howard of publishing exaggerated statistics about the MRSA superbug. The NHS Confederation, representing health trusts across Britain, claimed that the Conservative Party had whipped up public fears about the antibiotic-resistant virus. The Confederation attacked a letter to voters from the Conservative leader, in which he attacked the Labour record on… Read more »
