NICE will be stronger than ever before under the new Health Act producing quality standards that will be the backbone of commissioning and playing a vital role in value based pricing, the Health Secretary has said |
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Learning to swim at an early age can ultimately go on to save a child’s life and with drowning being the third most common cause of accidental death in children, it’s concerning to learn that one in three children are now leaving school unable to swim
The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes its 84th Report of Session 2010-12, Adult Apprenticeships
Police are to be given the power to prosecute up to 50 per cent of magistrates’ court cases, the Home Secretary announced today
A new survey of local authorities, published today by Labour, reveals big increases and wide variations in council charges for home care services, which help frail and vulnerable older and disabled people get up, washed, dressed and fed
The National Fraud Initiative (NFI), a sophisticated data matching system, has already helped to identify £939 million worth of fraud, overpayment or error across UK public bodies since it began 16 years ago
Three quarters of manufacturers believe the right strategies are not being adopted to develop the sector
Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party, has announced changes to his frontbench team
Tackling public health issues such as obesity and alcohol-related illness will need partnership and collaboration among a range of bodies, according to the Director of the Centre for Public Health Excellence at NICE
The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes its 84th Report of Session 2010-12, Department for Work and Pensions: the introduction of the Work Programme
Hospitals in large cities act as breeding grounds for the superbug MRSA prior to it spreading to smaller hospitals
Our ever-growing demand for resources is putting huge pressure on the planet’s biodiversity and threatening our future security and well-being, according to the Living Planet Report 2012, released today by WWF
A new report will show that Britain’s apprentices are getting promoted, improving their confidence and taking on more responsibility in the workplace, Skills Minister John Hayes announced today
Business Minister Mark Prisk will today announce that the Green Construction Board (GCB) has secured £1 million to bolster its operations
Government is being urged to re-invigorate its efforts to tackle sickness absence and implement the recommendations of the Frost/Black Review as a matter of urgency, amidst new evidence that the long term downward trend in absence rates has plateaued
The Government must develop a joined-up strategy to change the UK's unhealthy and environmentally damaging food system, as fears mount about global food security, MPs on the Commons Environmental Audit Committee warn
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has today welcomed the Environment Agency’s decision to move 19 counties out of official drought status
Rising food prices and soaring gas and electricity bills have meant that the cost of living has been going up faster for the poorest households than it has for the richest ones, according to a TUC living standards tracker launched today (Friday)
