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16
Sep 2014

Yorkshire’s Legal People chosen to judge at prestigious industry awards.

Private client law specialist Amanda Simmonds of Family Law has been invited to sit on a panel of experts to judge the Large Legal Team of the Year category in this year’s STEP Private Client Awards 2014/15. Qualifying as a solicitor in 1988, Amanda joined Chadwick Lawrence earlier this year as an associate. She specialises in…

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12
Sep 2014

NHS cancer services at tipping point

According to Cancer Research UK, NHS cancer services in England are struggling following years of cost savings and recent reforms in the NHS. The charity is calling for greater funding to meet the demands of an ageing population. In 2013-14, GPs referred nearly 1.5 million patients in England with suspected cancer, which was an increase…

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09
Sep 2014

Improvement to GP practices to be driven by special measures

GP practices that are currently providing inadequate care are to be provided with deadlines to improve or face potential closure, under recently proposed special measures. The special measures will be introduced from October this year by the Care Quality Commission, coinciding with 8,000 practices being rated on whether they are outstanding, good, requiring improvement or…

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03
Sep 2014

Could stem cells be key to preventing cerebral palsy?

Researchers at the Monash Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, have identified three types of stem cells in umbilical cord blood, which could be the key to preventing cerebral palsy. The researchers have found that giving back the blood to newborns within 12 hours of birth could prevent the likelihood of birth asphyxia, which…

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26
Aug 2014

Final TUPE Reforms Come Into Effect

For transfers taking place on or after 31st July 2014, the final change impacting on business transfers came into effect. A new Regulation 13A of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) now allows businesses with fewer than 10 employees to consult directly with affected employees in cases where there is no…

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26
Aug 2014

Government Announcement on Health & Work Service

A new Health & Work Service is likely to be launched in late 2014 which introduces an independent sickness assessment aimed at cutting sick pay costs and reducing sickness absence levels. The Government has now announced that the service will be delivered by Health Management Limited and the service will work initially by providing employees…

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