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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »

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Watchdog finds management failures are main cause of NHS deficits
Management faults ‘to blame’ for NHS deficits

Ineffective management or leadership is to blame for many of the financial problems facing NHS trusts, a new report from the spending watchdog warns. Research by the Audit Commission finds that inadequate calibre of trust leadership, a high turnover of board members and the distractions of large building projects are largely to blame for deficits… Read more »

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Poll finds the majority of voters think John Prescott should resign or be sacked
Poll finds voters want Prescott out

The majority of voters and of Labour supporters believe John Prescott should resign from his job or be sacked, a new poll finds. The Populus survey for The Times reveals 70 per cent of the public and 59 per cent of Labour voters believe the deputy prime minister should leave his job immediately. It comes… Read more »