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The songs of moorland bird species have been recorded in the Calderdale area as part of a new campaign to provide their unique sounds to local care homes. The Moorland Chorus recording will be used as a therapeutic tool for those no longer able to easily access the uplands. Organised by the British Association for Shooting and… Read more »
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee has published the report of its inquiry into NHS litigation reform. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) engaged closely with this inquiry, submitting written evidence. The MDU welcomes the publication of today’s report but cautioned against too much focus on fundamental and complex structural change, at… Read more »
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The government has today unveiled a radical shake-up of the pensions system, with an increase in the retirement age and new ways to make people save for their old age. Tony Blair said the pensions white paper would create “something that lasts not just for this generation, but for generations to come”, and insisted it… Read more »
The government’s plans for a new pensions settlement will have fairness for women at their heart, John Hutton said today. The work and pensions secretary said the success of the proposals outlined in next week’s white paper would be judged against how they addressed the fact that women make up 60 per cent of those… Read more »
