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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 »
In a Westminster Hall speech, Labour’s Cat Smith told the Hall that social workers “care deeply about society and the people with it” but can only do their job properly if the government give them the resources to do so. Smith described the way that “nearly 5,000 family social workers left the profession in 2022”,… Read more »
In a Westminster Hall debate on sibling sexual abuse, Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse moved the motion by telling the government that “things must change” in its strategy. Hobhouse explained that the government’s “whole system response does not acknowledge the existence of sibling sexual abuse” and that this acknowledgment is crucial in addressing the issue effectively…. Read more »
