by Staff Writer | Jan 1, 2022 | Briefing
THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (BMA) is calling for front line NHS staff to be provided with stronger respiratory protective equipment such as FFP3 face masks, which offer far greater protection against the airborne particles through which Covid-19 spreads. The BMA...
by Agency Reporter | Jan 1, 2022 | Briefing
IN HER NEW YEAR MESSAGE, Trades Union Congress (TUC) General Secretary Frances O’Grady has issued a direct challenge to the government to “give Britain a pay rise”. The challenge comes as new TUC analysis reveals that real wages are barely set to grow over the next...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 31, 2021 | Briefing
SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (SACC) General Secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana has called on his country to work harder towards the diverse and unified ‘rainbow nation’ the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu toiled for during his 90 years. In a...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 31, 2021 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH from the Resolution Foundation says 2022 is set to be the ‘year of the squeeze’, with real wages likely to be no higher next Christmas than today, and families facing a typical income hit of around £1,200 a year from April as a result of tax rises and...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 30, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE to Brexit and its failure to iron out key agreements after nearly a year outside the Single Market and Customs Union, are fuelling constant uncertainty over many aspects of health and social care in the UK, says a new report from the...
by Agency Reporter | Dec 30, 2021 | Briefing
PERU RATIFIED the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPNW) on 23 December 2021, becoming the 59th state party. The ministry of foreign affairs said that the move highlights Peru’s “high commitment to its obligations under international human rights and...
