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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »

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Govt 'must give up central control'
Govt ‘must give up central control’

Downing Street’s “spider’s web” form of central control over the UK must be replaced with greater local and parliamentary accountability, according to author William Mason. Mason and co-author Jonathan McMahon argue the present system can no longer manage the 2.5 million health workers, teaching staff and police currently employed by the government in a new… Read more »

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Labour MP calls for speaker’s resignation

Labour backbencher Bob Marshal-Andrews has become the first member of his party to back calls for the speaker’s resignation. The pressure for Michael Martin to step down over the arrest of Damian Green has not died down, despite his statement to the House on Wednesday. Mr Marshall-Andrews said: “We should be allowed to do our… Read more »