Hospitals launch legal challenge to save £300 million in rates
A group of 20 NHS hospital trusts has launched a legal bid for business rates relief in a landmark case that could save under-pressure hospitals nearly £300 million a year.
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PM announces £75 million cash injection towards prostate cancer research
Theresa May has set out plans to help ensure that prostate cancer patients are “treated earlier and faster”. The Prime Minister has pledged £75 million towards clinical trials for the
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Councils in Scotland spending £137 less per person on average
Cuts to local authority budgets mean councils are spending £137 a year less per head on average, new analysis shows. Figures from the Scottish Parliamentary Information Centre, commissioned by Labour,
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Labour warns of real-terms cut of almost £1 billion to children’s services
Local authority spending on services for children and young people in England has fallen in real terms by almost £1 billion since 2012, Labour has claimed. The party released analysis
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Tory MPs accused of ‘laughing, sneering and smirking’ at public services crisis
Tory MPs have been accused of “laughing and sneering and smirking” at public services in crisis as the Government suffered a symbolic defeat on council funding. MPs backed a Labour
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Tory MP ‘extremely dissatisfied bunny’ over council merger plans in south-west
Council officials who claimed they have “worked our bollocks off” are resisting attempts to limit exit payments to £95,000, MPs have heard. Conservative former minister Sir Christopher Chope said the
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£400 million HMRC back payment bill ‘threatens viability of care sector’
The care industry will be plunged into “crisis” if the Government does not step in to fund a £400 million back payment bill, MPs have heard. Ministers were warned that
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Hospital charity u-turn over presidents club money following groping scandal
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity is to do a U-turn and keep donations raised by a controversial black-tie event mired in claims that female hostesses were groped. The organisation,
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Commissioners ordered to take control of troubled Tory council
Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered commissioners to take control of a troubled Tory-run council. An independent report, published earlier this month, found Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) had “failed
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PM announces long-term funding plans for NHS to be introduced this year
A long-term funding plan to stop the NHS being hit by funding crises will be put in place this year, Theresa May has announced. The Prime Minister admitted the health
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