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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has raised concerns about the increased workload and accountability for dentists taking on the supervision of provisionally registered colleagues who qualified overseas. Responding to Department of Health and Social Care provisional registration for overseas-qualified dentists the DDU says it has profound misgivings about whether the system being proposed is workable and practical from a workforce and patient safety… Read more »
A commitment to tackle firearms licensing delays made during a meeting between BASC and Cumbria Police has been reinforced at a follow-up meeting. Cumbria Police revealed during the latest meeting with BASC that it is making rapid progress and has reduced its backlog of renewals by 57 per cent since the introduction of new resources in… Read more »
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By Peter Wozniak Vince Cable has outlined plans for the privatisation of Royal Mail amid anger from unions. The business secretary detailed the proposals of the Postal Services Bill in the Commons today, and indicated that 90% of Royal Mail will be opened to private buyers after next year. The remainder would be offered to… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The government has underlined its determination to part-privatise Royal Mail after being warned the postal market – and Royal Mail’s financial position – are continuing to deteriorate. Richard Hooper’s update to the December 2008 report which initially recommended bringing private capital to the organisation, published today, said Royal Mail’s £8 billion pension… Read more »
