by Agency Reporter | Mar 20, 2024 | Briefing
THE British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the Health Secretary to launch an independent inquiry into the use of physician associates (PAs) – who are not medically qualified – on medical rotas, in place of doctors in hospital trusts in England. The...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 19, 2024 | Briefing
PEOPLE living in poverty find it harder to live a healthy life, live with greater illness, face barriers to accessing timely treatment, and die earlier than the rest of the population, says analysis from The King’s Fund health and care think tank. The analysis,...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 19, 2024 | Briefing
OVER 50 leading economists and civil society voices have written to Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, calling for the Bank to step up its work to align the financial sector with climate goals as a matter of urgency. Coming shortly after the three year...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 18, 2024 | Briefing
ALLOWING people as young as 16 to vote in parish council elections in England could give a significant boost to local democracy, a new report argues. The report from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPdPR) North, Handforth in hindsight: the future of...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 18, 2024 | Briefing
OUT-OF-CONTROL gang violence has created a humanitarian crisis in Haiti that the UN aims to help alleviate through the creation of an airbridge with the neighbouring Dominican Republic. The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) said that the air corridor will enable...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 17, 2024 | Briefing
EUROPEAN Union countries rubber-stamped a deal on the EU’s new supply chain rules on 15 March. This law – the Corporate Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) – aims to make companies accountable for the damage they cause to people and the planet. In response, Oxfam EU’s...
