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Regional Minister completes his tour of the South West
Regional Minister Jim Knight has completed his week long tour of the South West which began in Bournemouth and continued to Gloucester, Plymouth, Cornwall before finishing on the Isles of Scilly.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 03/09/2010)
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£19.5m Kickstart for South West Housing Developments
Housing Minister John Healey today finalised a £19.5m funding package to kickstart work on stalled housing developments in the South West, getting work back on track and builders back on site.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 03/09/2010)
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Bath and North East Somerset Council reaches the ?achieving? level
Bath and North East Somerset Council worked with South West Regional Improvement Efficiency Partnership (SWREIP) to gain the ?achieving? level of the Equality Framework for Local Government (EFLG).
(From : IDeA, 03/09/2010)
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Strengthening local government to deliver better public services
Local Government Minister Rosie Winterton and Regional Minister Jim Knight were in Bristol on 9 September to sign a Multi Area Agreement (MAA) with Bristol City, North Somerset, Bath and Northeast Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 03/09/2010)
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Healthy People Healthy Places: The local authority role in public health
In recent years there has been a resurgence of public health work in local government, with multi-agency working between local government, the NHS and other key partners across a wide range of policy areas and service delivery. Local government scrutiny has also provided more local accountability of Public Health activities. However, the general election may trigger significant changes in the working relationship between public health and local government. This symposium will provide a forum to discuss the opportunities and challenges for public health and local government.
(From : IDeA, 03/09/2010)
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North Dorset: scenic sustainability
North Dorset may be well renowned for its picture postcard scenery. But beneath the surface, the cogs of local government have been working overtime to ensure the area remains sustainable. The challenge has required North Dorset District Council to totally re-think its approach.
(From : IDeA, 03/09/2010)
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Wirral Healthy Schools programme
Schools in Wirral, Merseyside, have embraced the National Healthy Schools programme (NHSP). One hundred per cent of schools are now engaged in the initiative, with full backing from Wirral Borough Council and NHS Wirral. This case study highlights the innovative work at West Kirby Primary School.
(From : IDeA, 03/09/2010)
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First Public Hearing of the South West Select Committee's Transport Inquiry Announced
MPs on the South West Select Committee will be in Bristol on Monday 26 October to hold the first public hearing in the Committee's transport inquiry. Campaign groups, transport operators and local authorities will be on the panel to give evidence and answer some of the big questions facing the region on transport.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 03/09/2010)
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South West's Climate Change Champion takes to the seas to learn about global warming
South West Climate Change Champion, 15-year-old Shirley Halse, joined world leading scientists and researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory to investigate the possible effects of climate change on our seas.
(From : Government Office of the South West, 03/09/2010)
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Homeless health and wellbeing
The City of Westminster is home to over a quarter of the country's rough sleepers. The borough is making a concerted effort to get homeless people off the streets and into supported housing. It is also attending to their often urgent healthcare and wellbeing needs.
(From : IDeA, 03/09/2010)
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Viewpoint: Killing NHS Direct ? Something Tells Us This Is Very Wrong

Ambiguous statements aside, it looks as if the experiment in outreach called NHS Direct is coming to an end.

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The recently axed Audit Commission is concerned that some £9 million of financial errors due to incorrect clinical coding has been spotted in NHS accounts.

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Confusion seems to be the prescription around the status and likely future of the Web based part of the NHS Direct patient care information service.

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