by Chris Rogers | 5 Nov 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s been revealed that NHS managers from the East of England who lost their jobs when the health service was reorganised have received millions of pounds in compensation. At least 15 local NHS managers each received payoffs of more than £100,000 in that reshuffle. In...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Nov 2013 | Uncategorized
It has been reported that a Department of Health document has warned that awarding further pay increases to NHS managers could jeopardise patient care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that such spending needs to be tightened and is planning to block excessive pay...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Nov 2013 | Employment
CBI President Sir Mike Rake argued that recent rhetoric suggesting that business is the enemy couldn’t be further from the truth, warning that only the private sector can deliver jobs, growth and rising living standards. At the same conference the Shadow...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Oct 2013 | Welfare
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has lost a Supreme Court appeal over a ruling its flagship “back to work” schemes were legally flawed. Five Supreme Court justices upheld a Court of Appeal decision which went against the Government in...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Oct 2013 | Uncategorized
The Court of Appeal has ruled Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt did not have power to implement cuts at Lewisham Hospital in south-east London. During the summer, a High Court judge ruled Jeremy Hunt acted outside his powers when he decided the emergency and maternity...
