Doctors prefer Wales to England as BMJ calls for Health Bill to be ditched
As the BMA gathers for its annual conference in Cardiff, a new survey has found that of 5,000 Welsh doctors questioned, 86% said they prefer working in Wales.
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Doctors still fear coalition health reforms
It appears as if the coalition’s reformed health reforms have still not earned favour with the professionals who will actually have to deliver them.
Gove’s call for parents to act as strikebreakers savaged by Mumsnet
Readers of Mumsnet have savaged education secretary Michael Gove’s plea for parents to act as strikebreakers.
Northern Ireland health minister warns of “thousands” of job losses
Northern Ireland health minister Edwin Poots has hinted that free prescriptions could come to an end as part of efforts to address a £177 million shortfall.
Simon Hughes’s Oxbridge-bashing masks wider assault on higer education
The Government’s ‘Access Tsar’ Simon Hughes has launched a broadside against tutors interviewing candidates as part of a university admissions process.
Welsh government outlines extra support for part-time students
The Welsh Education minister has announced that part-time students are to enjoy the same type of financial support as that made available to full time students.
Fat cats will continue to milk the legal aid budget – while the vulnerable suffer
Sound Off For Justice’s Jonny Mulligan attacks the government’s plans to reduce legal aid provision and therefore access to justice for the most vulnerable.
Non-shock poll reveals teenagers put off by £9,000-a-year tuition fees
A poll has revealed almost half of teenagers are put off by the coalition’s £9,000-a-year tuition fees – despite the previous reassurances from government.
‘New’ NHS reforms a lot like the old reforms
The government’s response to the criticism of the NHS reforms is disappointing – previous concerns are still unresolved, writes Lib Dem MP Andrew George.
May’s police cuts: A gamble becomes a shamble
Labour have accused the Tory-led coalition of putting the public at risk due to their cuts – as a senior counter-terrorist officer becomes their latest victim.