by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Economy, Education & Children's Services, Employment, Third Sector
A new study by the National Union of Students found that a third of students devote an average of 44 hours a year to volunteering. It was concluded that around 725,000 student volunteers giving time worth about £175 million a year. However, 18% of all students said...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Uncategorized
Professor Nick Black has said that death rates at hospitals should be ignored as an indicator. Professor Black, who has been appointed by NHS England to lead a review into the matter, said the rate was “a distraction” that did not have “any value” since it did not...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Children and Families
Childcare in Wales is to receive a boost with new funding due to be provided to local authorities to help working families. The new Out of School Childcare grant, funded by a £2.3m Welsh Government investment, is designed to help councils set up and run local...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Economy
A study by Monitor has worried that an increasing number of NHS foundation trusts are in financial trouble. The regulator found that more than a quarter of the 147 trusts had a deficit, almost twice as many as last year. The study also confirmed that waiting lists had...
by Chris Rogers | 24 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy
It’s been reported that the Government will later this week announce new measures to combat child poverty. Among the proposals under consideration are action to reduce energy and water bills and an extension to the free school meals programme. It is understood that...
