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Sep 2015
According to a recent report, the number of senior doctors on duty in A&E departments over the weekend halves and death rates amongst patients rises by 15 per cent. Information obtained by The Daily Telegraph from 60 NHS hospital trusts, showed that whilst there were 210 consultants on duty mid-week, only 95 were working at…
04
Sep 2015
As a forward-thinking firm, Chadwick Lawrence places a huge amount of importance on the development of its younger employees and continues to invest in the leaders of the future. This focus on learning and development has recently seen the firm partner with young professional’s network, Junior Chamber International (JCI). As part of Chadwick Lawrence’s strategic…
25
Aug 2015
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Florida have discovered a code for ‘switching off’ cancerous breast and bladder cells and making them benign again. The researchers say that this discovery reveals ‘an unexpected new biology that provides the code, the software for turning off cancer’, and that it uncovers ‘a new strategy for cancer therapy’.…
25
Aug 2015
Following a pilot scheme in the east Midlands, appointing firefighters to support ambulance crews could become a possibility. Three ‘fire ambulances’, manned by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, have been used for the last 12 months as a first response for the most critical medical emergencies. The firefighters, trained in basic emergency care, attend patients while…
25
Aug 2015
Employees who have been absent for at least four weeks because of illness or injury can now be referred by their G.P.’s to a new Fit for Work service. It is hoped that the new service will assist in increasing the number of employees making a return to work from sick leave without incapacity becoming…
25
Aug 2015
A series of landmark decisions have been made in recent years focusing on the rights of workers on long term sick leave to holidays and holiday pay. The EAT was recently asked to consider the specific issue of whether or not an employee should lose his right to holiday pay unless he can demonstrate an…
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