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Four year real wage fall will cost average worker £6,000

The average worker will lose around £6,000 by 2014 as a result of wages failing to keep pace with rising prices, according to new TUC analysis published ahead of the latest
It is not right that some firms don't pay their fair share

Ed Balls MP, Labour's Shadow Chancellor, writing in a blog for the Huffington Post following Ed Miliband's interview on the Andrew Marr show this morning,...
Government should reconsider disability reforms

On the day campaigners, We Are Spartacus, publish Emergency Stop, a new report analysing the economic and social impact of the Personal Independence Payment regulations, they...
Government still letting bureaucracy get in the way of finding homes for children

Children are being denied loving homes because of government delays in scrapping "ridiculous" bureaucracy in the adoption process, local government leaders are warning...

Web Editor, Scott Buckler sat down with ADASS President, Sarah Pickup, to discuss personal budgets, CCGs, cuts and the role of the third...

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Re: Dining and catering within Schools

In my capacity as a school governor I think it is important to realise that in order to influence what children eat dining areas in schools need to...
Re: Challenges at the front line

Main issues facing front line service delivery Shortage of staff; financial constrains; reduced number of beds even though the turn off of very...
Re: Reducing SSI's new ideas or no idea?

1 surgical site infection is 1 too many. We should consider these episodes never events unless all the recognised evidence based interventions are in...
Challenges at the front line

So, what do colleagues feel are the main issues facing staff in the front line of service delivery when trying to reduce HCAIs? Lack of knowledge of...
Re: What makes a good dementia care service?

Of course, not all people with dementia can or want to remain at home as sometimes home can mean loneliness, isolation and pressure from less skilled...
Re: Should we have a regulated qualification for dementia care workers

I do believe there should be a formal qualification for support workers working with those affected by dementia due to the nature of the illness. The...

Education Minister gives speech on international evidence

Elizabeth Truss: For some the arrival of Christmas is signalled by a party or a tree. For me the arrival of three freshly minted tomes – PIRLS, TIMSS and TIMSS marked the
Scottish Government must pursue consensus on referendum

In a Report published today the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee calls on the SNP to lay its current approach to the upcoming referendum on Separation aside and legislate for...
Sweet deal for growth in Birmingham

A raft of initiatives to boost economic growth in Birmingham will be on the agenda today as Business Minister Michael Fallon visits the city to champion government support for...
Bold new programme to get young people ready for work

Skills Minister Matthew Hancock today (Thursday) set out plans for a new programme to equip young people with the skills they need to compete for Apprenticeships and other...