by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Employment
The provisional recommendations of the Competition Commission’s investigation into the private healthcare market have concluded the HCA must put up two of its six London hospitals for auction. As part of a series of ‘remedies’ for the market, BMI have also been...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford has said that the NHS in Wales cannot turn its back on the challenges it faces and has no choice but to reform. Speaking at the Welsh NHS Confederation, Prof Drakeford called on the Welsh health service to adopt a policy of...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Outsourcing
NHS Arden, Greater East Midlands, North Yorkshire and Humber, West and South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) are to form an alliance to help deliver “market-leading, cost-effective services that meet the needs of our customers”. The CSUs...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Justice
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Justice Secretary Chris Grayling have announced that the amount of time that young offenders spend in education is to be doubled. The Deputy Prime Minister said the move was needed to cut “sky-high” reoffending rates and ensure...
by Chris Rogers | 17 Jan 2014 | Employment, Politics, Third Sector
The Government, led by the DWP, has published its response to the Better Working with Disabled People consultation, which ran between July and October 2013. The response proposes the creation of a ‘Fulfilling Potential Forum’, to be chaired by Mike Penning and the...
