Social Care
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The NHS should not be afraid of transforming services from hospital to the home, health secretary Andy Burnham will say later. It comes as he announces government ambitions towards providing more care at home, including dialysis for around 7,000 potential people. His calls are likely to give last week’s clashes over Labour’s… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Local authorities are likely to struggle with the rising costs of looking after elderly people if they do not innovate to achieve savings, the Audit Commission has warned. Its ‘Under Pressure’ report attacks councils for not knowing enough about the costs of their ageing population and warns savings from preventive services could… Read more »
