safety

October 7, 2018

Interim injunction halts fracking in Lancashire on safety grounds

A full injunction hearing is expected to take place on 10 October 2018.
August 28, 2018

US Federal Court strikes down Alabama ban on abortion method

A federal appeals court has struck down an Alabama state law prohibiting physicians from providing dilation and evacuation, a medically proven method for performing abortions.
August 20, 2018

Prison Reform Trust comment on HMP Birmingham

The Prison Reform Trust has commented on the urgent notification issued today by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) over safety concerns at HMP Birmingham.
August 18, 2018

Aid sector must do more to keep local staff safe in conflict zones, says Christian Aid

Governments, UN agencies and aid organisations must unlock extra funds to help protect local humanitarian workers from death and injury when serving in conflict zones, says Christian Aid.
August 18, 2018

Prison Reform Trust comments on money for most challenging prisons

The Prison Reform Trust says the Prisons Minister must match the demands on the system to the resource Parliament is prepared to make available for it.
August 14, 2018

BMA responds to Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba ruling

The BMA says action is urgently needed to properly resource the NHS and address the systemic pressures and constraints that doctors are working under, which compromise the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care.
August 13, 2018

Safety issues 'may call time on Burghfield warhead assembly plant'

The Office for Nuclear Regulation has required immediate safety changes to be made at the UK’s nuclear warhead assembly facility in Burghfield.
August 9, 2018

Closing borders not the answer to Venezuela crisis, warns aid agency

CAFOD urges the Brazilian government to uphold its commitments to human rights.
August 5, 2018

BMA warns against Brexit proposal to shorten training for doctors

The British Medical Association has written to health minister Stephen Barclay warning against his idea to reduce the length of training for doctors to help plug workforce gaps in the wake of Brexit.
July 27, 2018

Violence and self-injury in prisons reaches new record high

New figures show that assaults and incidents of self-injury in prisons have been under-reported by about 10 per cent in the last year.