by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Uncategorized
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have proposed new “revalidation” checks which would require patients, colleagues and employers to give feedback on the 670,000 private and NHS staff. In a shake-up of the current three-yearly checks, the regulator wants to see...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Education & Children's Services
A survey by the Sutton Trust has found that private tuition for state school pupils is booming, particularly among wealthier families and in London. The Trust found that some 31% of wealthier pupils received private tuition last year compared with 15% from poorer...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Third Sector
It has been announced that the Government will formally review the fundraising self-regulation scheme in 2017, and report back to MPs. The Government has argued that fundraisers should continue to self-regulate but that the self-regulation system should be...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Welfare
Spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) has criticised the implementation of the Government’s Universal Credit welfare reforms, which it claims have “not achieved value for money”. In a damning report the NAO said the policy was overambitious, had been...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Uncategorized
The George Eliot Hospital in Warwickshire, one of the eleven trusts placed in special measures in the aftermath of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review, could be franchised to an independent provider, according to board papers published by the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS...
