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Health bosses have scrapped controversial plans to tighten IVF rules for women in Bristol. Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGS) – the bodies which control local NHS budgets – had considered limiting IVF treatment to women aged between 30 and 35. The move would have saved less than £1million a year […]
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These days one could be forgiven for questioning the significance of the European Commission’s ongoing public consultation on the potential creation of a single, EU-wide supplementary protection certificate (SPC). First proposed in late 2015, the consultation was initially intended to clear up the last remaining problems with a unitary patent regime whose arrival was regarded
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The Inner House of the Court of Session, Scotland’s highest court, previously found in favour of the Scottish ministers, which granted permits for the projects in October 2014. Environmental charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which had challenged the ministers on the basis of the potential impact of the wind farms
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Plans have been unveiled this week for a solar farm which is set to become the first such scheme to be determined through the nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIP) regime. The plans for Cleve Hill Solar Park in Kent have been launched by operators Hive Energy and Wirsol Energy, who say the project could power
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Campaigners say they are furious that Grantham will have to wait at least another month before the town’s A&E unit can be restored to a 24 hour service. Today United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust decided it was in favour of restoring a 24 hour service to Grantham A&E, but this is subject to a safety
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Last week, the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) announced that after a 12-week consultation, plans to close Rainham and Hornchurch Police Stations along with seven Safer Neighbourhood Team bases would go ahead. Councillor Roger Ramsey, who described himself as “utterly disappointed” in the decision, has since met with the Deputy Mayor for Policing,
Council leader calls for legal action over “deeply flawed” consultation Read More »
The local authority has confirmed it is to “review” its controversial decision to move One Stop Shop services into the same building as Bath’s main library. Bath and North East Somerset Council was forced to take a second look at its decision after councillors objected citing a lack of open, public consultation and evidence. The
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A group of residents are planning to hold a demonstration outside of a public consultation for two of Norfolk’s largest offshore wind farms. Residents in Necton, near Swaffham, claim they have been lied to since plans were announced for the onshore infrastructure that supports Vattenfall’s Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas wind farms. In a show
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A group of doctors is taking legal action against the Department of Health claiming it is trying to “Americanise” the NHS by stealth. Allyson Pollock, a professor of public health and research and policy at Queen Mary University London, and three other health professionals are seeking a judicial review to stop Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
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There are many benefits to online engagement: it is accessible 24/7, cost efficient, environmentally-friendly, and has the potential to reach a greater audience than the “usual suspects” who turn up to town hall meetings. Whether you’re pursuing online public engagement to complement existing strategies, or to replace in-person consultations, here are 6 tips to make
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