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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has published its inaugural assessment of the Natural Capital benefits of shooting. Natural Capital can be defined as the sum of financial and social benefits we get from our natural environment. This concept has increasingly shaped both international and national environmental policies and is at the core… Read more »
Responding to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about cancer care, Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union (MDU) head of advisory services said: “The report by England’s NHS Ombudsman of outcomes for cancer patients is yet more evidence of the unsustainable pressure on NHS staff. Our members working in the NHS are… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The government is seeking a fundamental shift in the relationship between credit and store card companies and their customers. Consumer minister Kevin Brennan called for a shift to put consumers “back in the driving seat” as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills launched a consultation proposing changes in the law on… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Cancer patients are twice as likely to be in fuel poverty – but the government is refusing to give them preferential treatment. The Department of Health provides winter fuel payment for the elderly but does not do so for cancer patients, which are currently unrecognised as a needy group. Research by cancer… Read more »
