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Independent Commission calls for improved elderly care
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The NHS Confederation, Age UK and Local Government Association have joined forces as an independent commission to call for fundamental changes to be made to care processes for older people to stamp out undignified care. The Commission published a draft... (Continue reading)
Call for job guarantees in worst unemployment areas
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Analysis of the latest UK unemployment statistics released recently from IPPR North has found there are up to 35 people chasing every job in some ‘cold-spots’ in the UK. The think tank is calling for urgent action from the government... (Continue reading)
€110bn jackpot on offer for completing e-Communications Single Market
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The European Commission has released a study showing that, if the internal market for electronic communications were completed, the EU gross domestic product (GDP) could grow by up to €110bn a year or more than 0.8% of GDP. This “digital... (Continue reading)
Scottish Government funding to combat effects of economic downturn
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A funding pot worth a total of £7m from the Scottish Government and the Money Advice Service will be made readily available over a three-year period in a bid to tackle the ongoing effects of the economic downturn. The Scottish... (Continue reading)
2012 Games stay on time and within budget
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Figures from the Government’s February 2012 Olympic Quarterly Economic Report show that the overall funding package for the Games remains at £9.2bn with £527m of uncommitted contingency available, a reduction of £1m on the previous quarter. The Olympic Delivery Authority’s... (Continue reading)
Retailers show commitment to resource efficiency
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Retailers are taking the environment into consideration in their business decisions more actively than ever, a report from the European Retail Forum for Sustainability has revealed. Companies in the forum are paying more attention to the greening of their supply... (Continue reading)
IoD welcomes interim findings of the Kay Review
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) has welcomed the interim report of the Kay Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision Making. The report summarises the views of contributors to the Review. However, it does not contain conclusions or recommendations, which... (Continue reading)
Delivering Dignity
A report by NHS Confederation, Age UK and the Local Government Association (LGA). The draft report sets out ten key recommendations for hospitals and ten key recommendations for care homes to help them tackle the underlying causes of undignified care,... (Continue reading)
£10m for English language support – DCLG
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Communities Minister Andrew Stunell has announced that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will make up to £10m available in funding to help English language training for speakers of other languages. The funding is available in the current 2011/12... (Continue reading)
Scotland: First School for the Future opened
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First Minister Alex Salmond has formally opened the first school jointly funded through Scotland’s £1.25bn Schools for the Future programme. The new Pumpherston and Uphall Station Community Primary School, near Livingston, was jointly funded by the Schools for the Future... (Continue reading)
