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Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will abolish NHS England, and return the management of the national health service in England to central government, Thomas Reynolds, director of policy and communications at the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said: “Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that NHS England is to be abolished has… Read more »

More doctors are reporting that their ability to treat patients is being affected by feeling sleep deprived at work, a Medical Defence Union (MDU) survey has found. Nearly 90% of respondents to the MDU’s survey say they feel sleep deprived at work, which is a 20% increase compared to a survey carried out three years… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Rupert Murdoch’s News International may sponsor a city academy, according to media reports. The Observer reported this morning that News International executives had discussed sponsoring a school near their headquarters in east London. The move would raise serious concerns among Labour MPs in Westminster about the media mogul’s influence reaching the classroom…. Read more »

by Peter Wozniak The coalition’s attempts to accelerate the academies programme are at risk of being poor value for money, the National Audit Office (NAO) has claimed. Its report out today suggests that the existing academies started under the previous government have generally been successful in improving standards, though this improvement is mainly coming from… Read more »
















