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BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
The overwhelming majority (80%) of respondents use social media, with 78% using it at least once a day, according to new research undertaken by the Medical Defence Union (MDU). The survey of 1,797 MDU members also revealed that the most popular channels were Facebook which is used by 75% followed by Instagram and YouTube which are… Read more »
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The government has today hit back at the Conservatives’ new health reform plans, saying their pledge to scrap NHS targets would result in an increase in MRSA. Tory leader David Cameron used a speech to nurses this morning to attack ministers’ record on tackling the hospital-acquired infection, which kills 5,000 people a year. He warned… Read more »
Civil servants working in more than 200 government departments and agencies have voted to go on strike over planned job cuts. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union voted 61 per cent in favour of industrial action on January 31st, followed by a two-week ban on overtime. The Cabinet Office said the strike… Read more »
