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BASC responds to Scottish Government’s announcement on deer management

Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »

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Health secretary Patricia Hewitt denies 'privatisation' claims
Hewitt defends NHS sell-off

Patricia Hewitt has defended the sell-off of the NHS delivery firm, insisting staff and services will benefit from the move. The health secretary said the decision to sell NHS Logistics – which supplies hospitals with everything from syringes to bed pans – to German delivery firm DHL would protect patients and safeguard employment rights. Unison,… Read more »

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DHL wins contract to provide up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment
Private firm wins £3.7bn NHS contract

A German delivery company has signed a ten-year deal to supply up to £3.7 billion worth of NHS equipment every year, the Department of Health (DoH) has announced. DHL will buy in everything from bed linen to calculators and hip joints and sell them on to NHS trusts. The intention is that such bulk buying… Read more »