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NHS advised to charge for GP appointments »

Waiting Room

Professor David Bell, a senior adviser to the Scottish Parliament, has suggested a £20 patient fee to see a GP, as a way to deal with impending budget cuts.  In a paper published on 9 September, Professor Bell advised that this is the ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Unique teaching positions in UK academia under threat »

King's College London, Strand campus

Students and scholars at home and abroad have voiced their concern for the future of specialised UK academia, following news of job losses caused by budget cuts at King’s College London (KCL).   Staff and students at ...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Alex Taggart | Read more »

Council tenders services to private firms »

The City of Edinburgh Council is exploring alternative ways of providing its services, by inviting companies to express an interest in working with the council, in a bid to cut costs. The move has been prompted by the unprecedented financial challenge...

Tue 16 Mar 2010 by Anna Fenton | Read more »

'Cuts commission' formed to find £3 billion spending cuts  »

An independent budget review is to be launched to examine Scotland’s public spending plans over the next 4 years. The move is designed to address the Scottish Government's £3 billion budget deficit.  The group of public and private se...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Amy Sutherland | Read more »

Public safety fears as £5m cut from local fire service »

Fire station

Fears that the level of public safety will drop have been sparked by council plans to cut Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue’s (LBFRS) budget by £5 million. It is thought that in order to make the savings the service will have to offer st...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Naomi Kennedy | Read more »

University forced to cut teaching staff and student numbers »

Students, politicians and representatives have accused the SNP of "storing up problems" after the government cut funding for teacher training courses. The University of Edinburgh last week announced plans to radically reduce places offered on teacher ...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by James Fidler | Read more »

SNP accuses Westminster of cutting budgets as Scottish oil revenues rise »

The Scottish National Party has lambasted the UK Government for cutting the country’s devolved budget at the same time as North Sea oil revenues look set to rise. The Scottish Executive’s budget for the coming year has been reduced by up t...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Chris Berkin | Read more »

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