32 million people will pay less income tax than in 2015-16, after the government’s Finance Bill 2018-19 received Royal Assent yesterday (12 February 2019), paving the way for measures from last year’s Budget to be introduced in the spring. Financial S… read more
The £10 million in capital funding will help air ambulance charities to invest in new equipment and upgrade facilities to support them in providing vital services to patients across England. Air ambulance services are not NHS funded. They are provided… read more
A moratorium has been put in place on new technical and applied qualifications entering the 16 to 18 performance tables. This will remain until the post-16 qualifications review at level 3 and below has concluded. The review may lead to significant c… read more
The EWG will undertake a comprehensive independent scientific review of all available evidence on the use of opioid medicines in the UK, drawing on best practice internationally, to make sure the information for patients and health professionals helps… read more
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, with US Secretary of State Pompeo, will co-host a meeting of the Yemen Quad – Foreign Ministers of the UK, UAE, USA and Saudi Arabia – to discuss the Yemen crisis, in Warsaw later today. Quad ministers will inject fresh … read more