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Countryside Productivity Scheme opens to English farmers
The Countryside Productivity Scheme is now open for applications. Grants are available for a variety of projects, such as technology to improve the health and productivity of livestock.
Posted in: Agriculture
Countries urged to work together to manage European dairy market
European Union (EU) member states are being urged to act ‘collectively’ and ‘responsibly’ to manage dairy market volatility following the end of milk quotas on 31st March 2015.
Posted in: Agriculture
Chancellor agrees to NFU request for five-year averaging period
The period over which farmers can average their profits for tax purposes will increase from two to five years from April 2016.
Posted in: Agriculture
Endeavour Partnership shortlisted for three awards
Endeavour Partnership has been shortlisted for three awards by Northern Law Awards.
Posted in: News & PR
Start-ups and SMEs need to consider intellectual property more carefully
Small firms and start-ups are urged to take care when developing services and products to avoid breaching other companies’ intellectual property (IP).
Posted in: Corporate / commercial updates
How will the pension reforms affect you?
New pension freedoms for over 55s that were introduced at the start of April 2015 represent the biggest shake-up to pensions in a generation. Although the reforms will change the way we save and spend before and during retirement, people are advised not to be too hasty.
Posted in: Employment Law
GP federations
One of the main recurring themes in the medical press in recent years, has been the need for GP practices to work more closely together in the future.
Posted in: Healthcare
Dentists in brief…
Dental reforms to be trialled Proposed reforms to primary care dentistry will be tested by using selected dental practices as prototypes, the Department of Health has announced.
Posted in: Healthcare
Doctors in brief…
Funding announced to recruit and retain GPs A new plan announced by NHS England will receive £10 million of funding to recruit and retain GPs.
Posted in: Healthcare
Care Quality Commission (CQC) update
In January 2015, the media and national news were running stories of a small number of practices which had fallen foul of the CQC Inspectors and had been placed in Special Measures. http://dailym.ai/1EWYmlg
Posted in: Healthcare