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10
Jul 2014

Call to review routine surgery waiting times

Clare Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons and the new leader of UK surgeons, has asked for the waiting target for routine operations in England to be reviewed, and says surgery should be made available sooner for patients with urgent conditions. The call has been backed by the Patients Association, but health officials…

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07
Jul 2014

Chadwick Lawrence triumph at the Huddersfield Corporate Softball Tournament ending a three year barren run!

    The tournament, organised by the Huddersfield Law Society Uganda Twinning Committee, helps raise money to send a lawyer from Huddersfield to Uganda to help train local Ugandan Lawyers.   The competition once again took place at the YMCA at Salendine Nook, involving 9 corporate teams from the Huddersfield area.   In the first…

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27
Jun 2014

BMA warns of longer GP waits for patients

The British Medical Association is warning that it is now “becoming the norm” for patients to wait longer to see a GP, often having to wait one or two weeks for an appointment, blaming “chronic underfunding” for the current situation. Chaand Nagpaul, BMA’s GP leader, will highlight the issue at the BMA’s annual conference on…

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27
Jun 2014

Flexible Working Changes

The Flexible Working Regulations will come into force on the 30 June 2014, amending the right to make flexible working requests. Simply put, the new regulations seek to simplify the existing process of making flexible working requests. In order to examine the changes brought about by the new regulations, perhaps it would be helpful to…

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27
Jun 2014

Update on Preventing Illegal Working

Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, offences may be committed where an individual is employed without the relevant permission to work in the United Kingdom. A civil penalty may be imposed if an employer negligently employs someone without the right to undertake the work for which they are employed. Further, a criminal offence…

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27
Jun 2014

Management Matters

Each edition Jackie Astbury, our Training Manager, will look at the ‘managerial side of life’ and focus on management development, providing guidance, tips, techniques and practical advice on an assortment of topics including performance management, conflict management, time management and many more. We continue on our journey looking at managing your time and specifically with…

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