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The provider sector deficit due to be hidden until after election

NHS trusts will report a combined deficit for 2016-17 that significantly breaches the maximum control total set by national leaders at the start of the year, HSJ research had revealed. NHS Improvement had wanted to report the year-end figures for the sector this month, but were forbidden to do so by the Department of Health, which said […]

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Minister for Transport sued after limiting tourist season on Star Wars island without consultation

A boatman who brings visitors to Skellig Michael has brought High Court action over the Minister for Transport’s decisions to limit the season passengers can land at the UNESCO world heritage site. The action has been brought by Sean Murphy, who claims the minister’s decision has reduced by one third the traditional season which he

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Heathrow expansion opposition group questions Conservative manifesto third runway pledge

Lawyers from HACAN (Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise) will look at the pledge to expand Heathrow, despite the public consultation still running. A campaign group is to consult its lawyers over the statement in the Conservative election manifesto that it intends to expand Heathrow . HACAN (Heathrow Association for the Control of

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Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016: what does it say?

The Institute believes that the regulation of lobbying will have implications for the conduct of public consultations. It may have the effect that lobbyists will rely more upon consultation responses than upon traditional lobbying activities in order to wield influence upon policy making Original article: The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”) received the Royal

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Inside the ‘new NHS’: where are the citizens?

Where does accountability lie within the NHS? Bob Hudson writes that the current ways of the healthcare system make public scrutiny and citizen accountability opaque and increasingly incomprehensible to outsiders. He argues that engaging with citizens is key to giving the healthcare debate legitimacy. The issue of citizen accountability in the NHS has been troublesome

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Campaigners dismiss local plan consultation as a ‘developer’s charter’

A campaign group dedicated to protecting the countryside has launched a withering attack on the joint local plan process in the South Hams which it has condemned as a “developer’s charter”. The Campaign to Protect of Rural England claims that consultation over the planning blueprint for the future has been reduced to an expensive PR

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Plan to close libraries could be in doubt over ‘flaws’ in consultation process

A public consultation on the future of Plymouth’s libraries should be completely re-run, according to a scrutiny committee which found several flaws in the process. Almost 4,000 people had their say on whether 10 of the city’s 17 libraries should be closed during a 12-week consultation earlier this year. The results are being analysed and

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NHS needs to change, says expert, and both sides of politics should support it

Chris Ham, head of the King’s Fund, says campaigning over the state of A&Es and maternity units may be ‘good politics locally’ but jeopardises better care Politicians should support, not oppose, controversial changes to local hospital services in order to save lives, improve care and tackle doctor shortages, a former government NHS adviser is urging.

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Judge rules Scottish government consulted properly and overturns wind farms block

A decision to halt plans for four offshore wind farms has been reversed by Scotland’s most senior judge. Lord Carloway ruled that his colleague Lord Stewart was wrong to allow a legal challenge which stopped the developments going ahead. RSPB Scotland opposed the developments in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay over concerns

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