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Calderdale birdsong featured in new therapeutic recordings

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 »

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Deliver achievable clinical negligence reform without delay, says MDU

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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Train to be a teacher – in six months

By Alex Stevenson Those who have lost their jobs because of the recession could be teaching in schools within six months under a fast-track training scheme announced today. The initiative, unveiled as part of the government’s public services reform agenda, will help the highest-performing mid-career candidates who have lost jobs to become qualified teachers within… Read more »

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15,000 teachers in England are off sick every day
Ill teachers worry Tories

By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have expressed concern over the number of teachers off sick, which they claim reaches 15,000 every day. The Tories” target=”_blank”>text claim that last year, over 300,000 teachers – more than half the workforce – accounted for the loss of almost three million working days due to sick leave. They claim… Read more »