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What Might your Achievement Rate be Hiding?

They are often one of the first measures reviewed when leaders seek reassurance that apprenticeship provision is performing well. The challenge is that achievement rates are averages, and averages can conceal important…

Good palliative care and assisted dying can go hand in hand | Letters

So now we need you to fix it, 28 September ), and I argue that it needs fixing on two fronts at once. My husband, John, died in March aged 43 after nearly six years of bowel cancer treatment. He endured more than 70…

Medicare for All remains key pressure point for Democrats before midterms

Considered a radical and even fringe idea for decades, interest in sweeping healthcare reform has surged as progressive Democrats have won a series of primary victories before November's crucial midterm elections. Most…

Dining across the divide: ‘Without being patronising, I think as he grows older he’ll tune in to the damage “free speech” can do’

He was helping with independence and her grandparents ran a hostel on the top of Zomba mountain For starters Nicky He was a really lovely, warm, enthusiastic human being. Obviously considerably younger than me. Ted She…

Pennsylvania health officials brace for expected spread of measles outbreak

Last week the state reported its fifth measles-associated death amid 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties. The outbreak comes amid concerns that public health in the US has been hit by increasing vaccine skepticism…

Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban

Polish campaigners have launched a new means of distribution as part of their ongoing effort to skirt the country's near-total ban on abortion. Painted pink and framed by zebra-striped curtains, the 22-compartment…

NHS cuts British forces’ waiting times by a month in targeted campaign

The Further Faster Armed Forces (FF-AF) initiative saw a specialist NHS central team help 20 trusts serving large military communities find ways to cut waiting times for serving personnel, during the first 6 months of…

Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman

Then he seemed to slam on the brakes, kicking most reforms into the 2030s. Local government reorganisation is on hold, along with an overhaul of the much-maligned water industry. Social care and significant welfare…

My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner

Who does that on a family vacation? In Europe, no less? Pulling tear-soaked strands of hair off my cheeks, I stood in front of a full-length mirror and grabbed the fat of my thighs. If only I could just – I pictured…

Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals

While many experts argue there is no evidence processed meat made without nitrites is safer, retailers have responded to consumer concerns by offering "nitrite-free" products to meet demand. Denhay, the Devon hand…