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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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Health secretary Sajid Javid has warned that the NHS backlog could worsen before improvements are made, ahead of the delayed publication of the government’s recovery plan. This morning Javid told Sky News that the threat of the omicron variant had delayed the plans, amid claims tension between Boris Johnson and the Treasury were to blame…. Read more »
As succession rumours intensify, with Cabinet ministers accusing the chancellor of plotting, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwateng defended Rishi Sunak this morning saying he is “a hundred per cent behind the Prime minister”. Speaking to Sky News’ “Trevor Phillips on Sunday”, Mr Kwarteng, who was there first-and-foremost to discuss the energy crisis, said “I was with… Read more »
