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Entries for BASC classes at Crufts 2023 now open

Entries are now open for the gamekeepers’ classes at Crufts 2023. The classes, which are hosted by BASC, are open to gamekeepers, owners of working gundogs, gundog teams and young handlers, and will be held on Gundog Day, Thursday 9th March 2023, at the NEC in Birmingham. Postal entries close on 9 January 2023, and you can… Read more »

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“Outright ban” on snares will have devastating consequences for biodiversity and the Welsh countryside, warns BASC

Banning snares including modern humane cable restraints in Wales will remove an essential conservation tool and could result in local extinctions, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation has warned. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), which has its head office in north Wales, is now calling on the Welsh Government to rethink proposed… Read more »

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Charities doubt patients will get more of a voice in reformed NHS
NHS bill accountability attacked

By politics.co.uk staff Health charities have united to criticise the health and social care bill, which they say denies patients a voice. Organisations including the British Health Foundation, the Alzheimer’s Society and the Stroke Association used a letter to the Times to criticise the coalition’s health reforms. The eight charities said “a gap between rhetoric… Read more »

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Hospital efficiency has fallen by 1.4% per year since 2000 despite massive funding increases, say the NAO
NHS needs to improve efficiency by 6% per year

By politics.co.uk staff The NHS will need to rapidly improve its management if it is to make the £20 billion annual efficiency savings demanded by government. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that even in the boom times over the past ten years, productivity in the NHS as a whole fell by… Read more »