The results from the latest Scottish Health and Care Experience (HACE) Survey from Public Health Scotland show large percentages of positive feedback from people in the NHS Highland board area about their experiences at their GP Practices. The survey was sent to a random sample of the public and covered a number of areas in health and care experience, including treatment and advice from GP Practices, COVID-19 and Out of Hours healthcare.
UNISON, the largest union in the NHS, is reporting that there has been no significantly improved pay offer - despite government talks. The union has sent a communication to it's members today that the dispute over pay continues.
Advice from Policy Expert about Excesses in Insurance policies Let's face it, insurance is chock-full of words that are unfamiliar. If you’re not an insurance expert, understanding what you’re buying can feel pretty intimidating.
Projects receive funding through Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund. A range of projects aimed at tackling climate change and enhancing competitiveness in the agriculture and food production sectors have received funding of more than £370,000.
NatWest is to shut a further 43 branches on top of the 32 it axed earlier this year, claiming that most customers are shifting to mobile and online banking. The outlets will close in the first half of next year and the move means the group will have 678 UK branches, down from its current figure of 721.
The UK will donate hundreds more air defence missiles to Ukraine, including AMRAAM rockets which are capable of shooting down cruise missiles. The UK will donate cutting edge air defence missiles to Ukraine which can help protect against Russian missile strikes, the Defence Secretary announced today.
Summary Monday 10 October - a Reaper engaged a Daesh terrorist in northern Syria. Detail Royal Air Force aircraft have continued to conduct armed reconnaissance patrols against Daesh terrorists.
The Highland Council will be running a pilot project to expand its In-House School Transport provision. A project team have been reviewing travel options and following the recent re-tender process for school transport contracts, the decision was made for the council to trial delivering more in-house school transport routes using buses with ultra-low emission engines.
Ambassador Neil Bush denounces Russia's ongoing and indefensible attacks against civilians across Ukraine, and commends human rights defenders. Thank you Mr Chair.
Recruitment to Scotland's ambulance service has hit a record high, helping to boost the service this winter. A record 540 paramedics, ambulance technicians, call handlers and clinicians have been employed in the last year.
Electronic Trade Documents Bill ends need for paper-based trading documents. The Bill will make digital documentation legally recognised, reduce admin costs and make it easier for British firms to buy and sell internationally.
Parallels with 2008-09 are emerging. Failure of regulation has allowed means pension are vulnerable.
Over a million vaccines have been delivered to protect against the latest strains of flu and COVID-19 in the latest efforts to relieve pressure on the NHS over winter. Frontline healthcare staff and the country's most vulnerable have been immunised at speed - with 80.2% of all care home residents being fully vaccinated since the rollout began in September.
During a visit to UKAEA, Sir Tony Blair underlined his support for fusion energy. Former prime minister, Sir Tony Blair, underlined his continued support for fusion energy and its role in addressing energy security and climate change for generations to come.
UK government introduces new Energy Prices Bill, putting into law support for consumers with energy costs. UK government introduces landmark Energy Prices Bill, putting into law support to help households, businesses and others with energy costs this winter, while reducing inflation and supporting economic growth.
The home delivery expert ParcelHero says new King Charles III 1p coins would cost a mint to produce - and 60% are only used once before vanishing down the sofa or into forgotten piggy banks. The home delivery expert ParcelHero says minting a new 1p coin would be a literal waste of money.
A particularly cold September has given us a glimpse of the winter to come. The cold will bite hardest for the 13% of England's households that are already in fuel poverty.
The UK employment rate for June to August 2022 was 75.5%, 0.3 percentage points lower than the previous quarter (March to May 2022), which had a notably higher employment rate than other periods. The number of employees decreased on the quarter, while self-employed workers increased.
Market Notice 11 October 2022. The Bank of England (Bank) has announced that it will widen the scope of its daily gilt purchase operations also to include purchases of index-linked gilts.
Executive Summary The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) commissioned this report. It provides an update to previous reports in 2006, 2012, and 2016 on the social and economic importance of the Dounreay site within its local area of Caithness and North Sutherland.
