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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomes a new report warning that NHS staff fatigue is still not recognised as a serious risk to patient safety. The report, published today by the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), found that staff fatigue contributes directly and indirectly to patient harm. Despite this, the HSSIB found little evidence… Read more »
Humanists UK has criticised Cardiff Council for displaying banners across the city which feature text saying ‘Trust in Jesus, He is Alive, Come to Church!’ and then feature its logo at the bottom. While this is almost certainly paid advertising from an external organisation, this is not stated and so the impression given is… Read more »
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The government has urged parents to enthuse children about books after a global comparison shows British schoolchildren are reading less than five years ago. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) shows England has fallen from 3rd to 19th place in a global league of reading among ten-year-olds. Although the lowest achievers are reading… Read more »
Seven-year-olds would sit a national reading test under the Conservatives’ new proposals to boost literacy. Party leader David Cameron is set to call for existing procedures to evaluate primary school pupils to be changed from teacher-based assessment to external testing. National tests will only apply to reading. Pupils’ knowledge of subjects such as mathematics and… Read more »
