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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 world is fast approaching a “catastrophic tipping point” on climate change that could have a major impact on economic growth and security, Tony Blair has said. In a letter to EU leaders ahead of a meeting in Finland today, the prime minister called for a “genuine in-depth debate” about climate change, insisting it was… Read more »
Tony Blair has reiterated his support for the idea of directly-elected mayors, just days before the white paper on local government is due to be published. The prime minister yesterday held talks with a dozen mayors at Downing Street, where they called for greater powers over neighbourhood police budgets, local primary care trust and bus… Read more »
