by Sam | 21 Nov 2014 | Health
The NHS should be exempted from the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a controversial trade agreement between the EU and the United States, according to Labour. They argue that the agreement would allow American healthcare firms to take legal...
by Sam | 21 Nov 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Department for Education this week launched an initiative to help schools support pupils’ mental health. The Department will work with the Personal Social Health & Economic Education (PSHE) Association to assist schools with ways of teaching pupils about...
by Sam | 20 Nov 2014 | Health
The Financial Times reports that analysis undertaken by the newspaper and the Nuffield Trust has found that the amount the NHS spends per patient would fall between £98 and £191 by 2020 under the main political parties’ funding pledges. Currently the Conservatives...
by Sam | 20 Nov 2014 | Health
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new draft guidelines on when GPs should refer patients for tests for suspected cancer, in a bid to help them spot the signs and symptoms of cancer earlier. Late diagnosis is a common complaint...
by Sam | 20 Nov 2014 | European Union
The EU is facing an existential crisis regardless of whether the UK remains a member and we need a plan if we aren’t to be dragged down with the sinking ship, argues Whitehouse Chairman Chris Whitehouse in his latest article for The Universe magazine. To read...
