The NDA's ninth supply chain event will now be held on 21st July 2022. The event was due to take place on 3rd February 2022 at The International Centre, Telford, but was postponed due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak.
Public Heath Scotland have updated their Blog on the danger of Covid to women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. The messages are clear with references to the dangers to women themselves and their unborn babies.
If you think you know what a charity is in Scotland then this video may make you think how the third sector flow into all out lives at many points. Volunteers run them with the help in some cases of paid staff.
New measures to protect small pension pots from being eroded by charges were laid in Parliament today (Monday 10th January 2022). The rules, which come into force from April 2022, mean pension savings invested in the default funds of schemes used for Automatic Enrolment with a value of £100 or less will be exempt from flat fees, benefitting hundreds of thousands of savers across the country.
11,827 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 47,019 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 29.5% of these were positive.
Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a new advertising campaign launched today over social media and radio. Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a New Year advertising drive launched today.
Report from the House of Commons, 4 November 2021. Digital access and skills are essential to enabling people to fully participate in an increasingly digital society.
Report from the Office for National Statistics - 7 January 2022. Main points In April 2018 to March 2020: Median household net wealth in Great Britain was £302,500, a marginal increase on the previous period but a 20% increase compared with July 2006 to June 2008, after adjusting for inflation.
A report from The Resolution Foundation published on 6 January 2021. This report is about the nature and speed of change in the UK's labour market, about how past periods of rapid change have happened, and about workers' experiences as they have lived through these changes.
7,561 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 38,423 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 23.2% of these were positive.
This article from The Resolution Foundation published on 7 January 2022 follows on the heals of the report from the Office for National Statistics - Household total wealth in Great Britain: April 2018 to March 2020. Today's (7 January 2022) release of data from the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS) gives us a key insight into the financial position of families on the eve of the pandemic.
People urged to get boosted as soon as possible. Anyone who has not yet received their booster or third dose is being urged to come forward now, to give the best possible protection against the Omicron variant.
From The Resolution Foundation. House prices across the UK have rocketed over recent decades, and have continued to surge even when the rest of the economy collapsed during the Covid crisis.
Dr John Campbell has passed 2 million subscribers for his excellent explanatory videos on the pandemic..
Everything was about shortages in 2021. COVID vaccine shortages at the start of the year were replaced by fears that we would struggle to buy turkeys, toys or electronic gizmos to put under the Christmas tree.
Testing Testing is where we do a test to see who has coronavirus. Some people are tested more than once.
Summary of a complex issue that you hear mentioned from time to time. The problems are immense..
12,602 new cases of COVID-19 reported*. 57,907 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results* 25.1% of these were positive.
Ever since it started, the pandemic has exacerbated the inequality that already existed between households in the UK. Those with secure incomes, savings and assets have been able to deal with the financial shocks of COVID, while millions of others have not.
The next review of State Pension age has been launched by the government today. The review will consider whether the rules around pensionable age are appropriate, based on the latest life expectancy data and other evidence.
