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Jul 2014
Many maternity units have had to close in England in the last 12 months, the most common reason being due to lack of beds or shortage of staff, with 51% of 121 respondents temporarily closing units in 2013. Dr Dan Poulter, Health Minister, has said that units had closed only on “limited occasions”. He said…
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Jul 2014
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that newborns who had been deprived of oxygen at birth and given cooling treatment had a greater chance of having a higher IQ at school age than if they hadn’t received the treatment. Experts say that the study confirms the therapy has long-lasting…
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Jul 2014
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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Jun 2014
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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Jun 2014
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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Jun 2014
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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