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What are the natural capital benefits of shooting?

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 »

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Unsustainable pressure on NHS affecting patient care – MDU says

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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IPPR report says specialist hospitals would save lives
Closing local hospitals ‘will save lives’

Tony Blair has today urged health professionals to back hospital closures, saying reconfiguring NHS services is critical to improving patient care. He was speaking after a new report claimed moving services such as A&E, stroke and heart care away from local hospitals to specialised units could save hundreds of lives. Left-wing think tank the Institute… Read more »

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Doctors concerned about security of new electronic patient records
GPs ‘concerned’ over NHS data security

GPs have serious concerns about the security of a new electronic record system being introduced in the NHS, a new survey finds. A poll by Medix research for The Guardian finds 62 per cent of GPs and 56 per cent of hospitals fear “outsiders hacking into the system” of e-records. The national database is a… Read more »