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NHS Providers responds to plans to expand AI to tackle missed appointments

Responding to news that the NHS plans to roll out artificial intelligence (AI) to ten more trusts to tackle missed appointments and reduce waiting lists, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

Government strengthens approach to counter extremism

An updated, more focused definition designed to help tackle the ever-evolving threat of extremism in the UK has been published by the government today...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

NHS AI expansion to help tackle missed appointments and improve waiting times

The NHS is set to roll out AI to reduce the number of missed appointments and free up staff time to help bring down the waiting list for elective care...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

EPI report on ‘suspensions grades gap’ reflects crisis in special educational needs system, says ASCL

Commenting on the Education Policy Institute report identifying a “suspension grades gap"...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

New EPI report finds that pupils who have been suspended are around a year behind their peers by the time they take their GCSEs

A new report published by the Education Policy Institute, commissioned by youth education charity Impetus, identifies a “suspension grades gap", with young people who experience even a single suspension...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

MPs launch new inquiry into multibillion pound regional investment deals for Scotland

MPs on Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee will take an in-depth look at the progress of £6.2 billion worth of government-backed funding deals, designed to boost regional economic growth in Scotland...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

Charities and councils write to Minister as outdated opt-in system means 250,000 eligible children miss out on free school meals and schools lose millions of much needed funding

Today, on International School Meals Day, a letter co-ordinated by the School Food Review, Bremner&Co and The Food Foundation and signed by 130 representatives..

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

New HEPI Report reveals gender pay gap trends in UK higher education

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) has released a comprehensive report, Show me the money – an exploration of the gender pay gap in higher education...

Thursday, 14 March 2024 00:01

Access to the arts is the only way to harness its economic potential, says Starmer

Keir Starmer will today argue that the huge economic potential of Britain’s creative industries can only be fully harnessed through better access to the arts for all...

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 22:30

Government delivers further expansion of health services to former armed forces personnel

The government has launched a campaign to help improve veterans’ access to healthcare services, along with opening applications for the £2.52 million Veteran Mobility Fund...

Wednesday, 13 March 2024 17:02