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Nov 2015
According to the Department of Health, GPs’ time is currently being wasted in the referral of patients back for hospital outpatient appointments. The move has been announced as part of a range of measures, which will include ratings for NHS services, such as cancer care. However, the doctors’ union the BMA, has said that care…
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Nov 2015
Experts are warning that opportunities are being missed to diagnose cancer earlier in patients in England and increase their chances of survival. Cancer Research UK has found, after reviewing cases in 2012 and 2013, that there is an “unacceptable variation” between different areas, and it said that if all areas across the country were at…
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Oct 2015
An ex-chief executive of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, which is part of Cambridge University Hospitals Trust, has said that in order to break even, Addenbrooke’s Hospital would have to close its accident and emergency department on nine days in every ten. Keith McNeil, who quite Addenbrooke’s in September, said that a funding standard, which means that hospitals…
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Oct 2015
Leeds, UK, October 23rd 2015: Yorkshire legal firm Chadwick Lawrence is today celebrating a double award win at the prestigious Yorkshire Legal Awards held in Leeds last night. Known as Yorkshire’s Legal People, Chadwick Lawrence picked up the Residential Property Award and the Employment Law Award and was shortlisted for the Dispute Resolution award also. Managing Partner…
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Oct 2015
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently passed an important judgement relating to the unfair dismissal of an employee suffering from ill health. The case emphasises the importance of caution where employers are considering dismissing an employee due to illness and the employer has in fact impacted upon this illness. The Judge in the case held…
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Oct 2015
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2015 came into force on 1st October 2015. The Standard Adult Rate, Apprenticeship Rate and Accommodation Offset Limit of the National Minimum Wage have been increased further to the recommendations made by the Low Pay Commission. The new rates are as follows:- £6.70 Standard Adult Rate (workers aged…
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