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BASC Scotland has reinforced its calls for a community deer management pilot scheme in light of a new round of Scottish government deer contracts. The Scottish government agency responsible for managing publicly-owned forestry – Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) – has announced plans to cull a fifth of Scotland’s wild deer population over the next… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) says it is extremely worrying that the amount of money earmarked to cover the total cost of clinical negligence claims (including both including IBNR and PPOs) against the NHS in England has risen to £128.6 billion. This is an increase on the previous year’s figure of £85.2 billion and the… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Mid-Staffordshire NHS foundation trust has been strongly criticised for its “appalling” emergency care. The Healthcare Commission found “significant failures” in emergency care, leadership and management, after investigating the trust following the deaths of 400 more people than expected. There were deficiencies at “virtually every stage” in the care of people admitted as… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown will unveil plans to give more autonomy to frontline public services in a sweeping programme of reform later today. The prime minister wants Whitehall to ‘let go’ of central control over England’s schools, hospitals and police forces. His vision of a 21st century public sector is outlined in the reform… Read more »
