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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
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 »
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By politics.co.uk staff The new pay system to which over one million NHS employees have been transferred is not yet proving value for money, a public spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) warned the Agenda for Change programme, while simplifying pay administration, could not be proved to be value for money because… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff More needs to be done by the NHS to prevent post-detox drug users returning to drug use, a report has warned. The Healthcare Commission and the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) found the vast majority of NHS inpatient detoxification and publicly-funded rehab centres provide a good service. But their report… Read more »
