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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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This week’s Labour conference will be about setting out the election terrain not timing, one of Gordon Brown’s closest confidantes said last night. Speaking at a fringe event, Ed Balls said the prime minister would use this week to set out his new vision and establish a clear difference between Labour and the Conservatives. But… Read more »
The government today launched a new initiative to prepare British school children for competing in the Olympics. James Purnell, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, announced plans for a new campaign for coaching. This will see 3,000 professional sport coaches training young people in schools and clubs, alongside 10,000 volunteer coaches to further… Read more »
