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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Serious concerns have been raised over Birmingham children’s hospital NHS foundation trust (BCH), just days after a damning report over Stafford hospital. That report, by the Healthcare Commission, prompted outrage across party lines and resulted in a prime minister’s questions dominated by what the government intended to do about the situation. Today,… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Health secretary Alan Johnson has apologised for the state of Stafford hospital, which was revealed to have disastrous levels of care by the Healthcare Commission yesterday. “I apologise on behalf of the government and the NHS for failures at Stafford hospital,” Mr Johnson said in a statement to the Commons today. He… Read more »
