by Staff Writer | Jul 9, 2023 | Briefing
NEARLY nine in 10 councils fear that nursery closures in England this year will undermine capacity ahead of the rollout of the Government’s extension of the 30 hours free childcare scheme, new research by the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals. The LGA has...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 8, 2023 | Briefing
DECRIMINALISATION of all drugs for personal supply is one of a number of polices which the Scottish Government is calling on the UK Government to implement in a new paper on drug law reform. The move would allow people found in possession of drugs to be treated and...
by Staff Writer | Jul 8, 2023 | Briefing
A NEW REPORT from end of life charity Marie Curie details the urgent need to improve and grow support for people at the end of life. Currently, one in four people in the UK dies without the care and support they need at the end of life. Analysis by Marie Curie shows...
by Staff Writer | Jul 7, 2023 | Briefing
TWELVE COUNTRIES across different regions in Africa are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years. The roll out is a critical step forwards in the fight against one of the leading causes of death in the continent. The...
by Staff Writer | Jul 7, 2023 | Briefing
DESPITE the lifting of the final pandemic restrictions in May 2022, many prisons in England and Wales are still failing to return to pre-pandemic regimes which support prisoners’ rehabilitation, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, has warned in his 2022–23...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 6, 2023 | Briefing
LOST JOBS, lost income, debilitating symptoms that render even the most mundane tasks near-impossible, and huge barriers to accessing treatment: these are the repeated stories of UK doctors living with Long Covid, in response to a major survey from the British Medical...
