The BBC is reporting that the MTAS online recruitment system is being completely withdrawn.  A belated good decision or the only option left?

An interesting stat in today's Times: NHS funding has leapt from £35 billion when Labour took office to £92 billion in 2007-08. On the surface, I think most people would look at the basic piece of information and say well done New Labour…

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 was, at least in principle, a good piece of legislation. It is not perfect and as far as I'm concern had too many ambiguities and exemptions. But all in all it made for a far more open government and…

Government Prisoners are being held in court cells that cost more per night than a suite at the Ritz it emerged as ministers were accused of an "absurd waste of money". The Government faced condemnation after it was revealed that 7…

Government Today the Prime Minister announced there are now over 200 schools on track to get Trust status - double the number expected at this point. Over 140 primary, secondary and special schools have applied to become Trusts in the last…

Below is a letter to the editor printed in today's Times. It makes very, interesting reading and has been signed by 18 members of the great and the good of the medical world: (I have highlighted some of the key statements) -Sir, The junior…

What do the following have in common? The top 16 in the Eurovision Song Contest consist of 14 former communist-block countries, plus Greece and Turkey. As usual, regional block-voting dominated the outcome. Zimbabwe was elected to head the…

How about this for a health policy? Instead of putting patients in the more cost effective hospital, move them to the ones that are losing loads of money and cost more to run and then close down the more cost effective ones. Well that is…

Government Exam papers will be tagged this summer in a crackdown on cheating, one of the country's biggest exam boards reveals today. Edexcel, which marks 13 million question papers a year, will install a radio-controlled device in bags of…

Government Businesses in five areas across the country are to benefit from NHS advice and support to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of their staff, health minister Rosie Winterton announced today. The five new…

There was some accidentally revealing stuff today on Radio 5Live's reporting of Tony Blair's resignation and their review of his premiership. First Jane Garvey reported that the halls of Corporation House were awash with empty champagne…

Government Tony Blair's city academy programme faced fresh criticism last night after it emerged that almost £50 million had been paid to advisers for the flagship schools - more than £1 million per project. Just 46 of the academies have…