The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes its 60th Report today into the achievement of Foundation Trust NHS Trusts and examines the responsibility for dealing with this huge challenge, and what is being done to protect taxpayers and patients when trusts need external help
Drivers are to be released from reams of red tape currently required by government, Transport Secretary Justine Greening announced today.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson today called on Londoners to volunteer their time through his Team London programme, to help vulnerable, lonely neighbours, as he joined a Contact the Elderly tea party supporting isolated older people in the capital.
Business Secretary Vince Cable today set out the next steps to diversify business finance, announcing details of an industry-led Taskforce to be led by Tim Breedon, Legal and General chief executive and current chairman of the Association of British Insurers.
Communities across England will benefit from £854m worth of investment in 21 local transport schemes, Transport Secretary Justine Greening said today. This is in addition to the 20 schemes, worth £574m, which were announced in the Autumn Statement at the end of last month
Big Society doesn't do enough to help 'the little society': Without a coherent implementation plan, there is confusion over message, whilst smaller charities face barriers in contracting and commissioning policies, says Public Administration Select Committee (PASC)
The first ever report into mortality from the National Diabetes Audit has outlined some shocking statistics into death rates among people with diabetes, published today by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care
John Hayes visited Leeds today to see what Mary Portas’ vision for the High Street will mean for the area. Mary Portas published her review of the future of our high streets today, which sets out her vision to breathe economic and community life back into our high streets
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has unveiled plans to invest up to £150 million in procuring a new cutting-edge ‘proton beam therapy’ radiotherapy cancer service
New research released by Shelter today highlights the areas of England where people are most at risk of losing their home.With 1 in every 111 homes at risk of eviction, those living in London, Manchester, Slough and Peterborough are shown to be most at risk
Mary Portas has today published her review of the future of our high streets, setting out her vision to breathe economic and community life back into our high streets
The King’s Fund today calls on the government to spell out who will be responsible for improving Londoners’ health and health care following the abolition of the strategic health authority
The outlook for jobs has worsened with a survey of 2,100 employers finding that four out of five had no plans to hire workers in the next three months
Standard Chartered has predicted 2012 as a year of a two-speed global economy, with the Bank predicting a slowing global economy in 2012, with a fragile West and a resilient Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America
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