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Death warning as MPs slam Atos

Death warning as MPs slam Atos

Thousands of terminally ill and disabled people across the UK have died following assessments by Atos, it has been revealed. Opening a debate in Parliament, former Labour minister Michael Meacher said that 1,300 people have died after being placed in the “work-related activity group”. He said: “I have been sent nearly 300 case histories, many of which make heart-rending reading.[Read More…]

NHS unveils plans to sell patient data to corporations

NHS unveils plans to sell patient data to corporations

The government has recently unveiled plans to sell all of the private medical records and data about NHS patients to third party businesses and corporations. Effectively, this means that later this year, companies will be able to buy information on us from the NHS’s new universal patient database – including everything from mental health conditions, sexually transmitted infections and diseases[Read More…]

Govt review could see state pensions privatised

Govt review could see state pensions privatised

The state pension could soon be privatised, under new government plans. In an effort to make up billions more in austerity savings, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a review into how it issues pension statements each year. The report – which is entitled DWP Efficiency Review, runs to over 80 pages and is marked “restricted” –[Read More…]

Indigenous tribe give the boot to miners attempting to exploit their land

Indigenous tribe give the boot to miners attempting to exploit their land

An indigenous tribe in Brazil has kicked out a group of miners and barred them from exploiting the minerals and resources on their land, it has been reported. When miners came to dig up precious metals on the Tropas River, a tributary of Tapajós river, in a region west of Pará, the indigenous Munduruku people turned up to drive the[Read More…]

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Queensland police officers accused of raping a woman on duty

Rape charges have been filed against two Queensland police officers, who are accused of raping a woman while they were on duty. The two officers, aged 28 and 29 have been suspended from the service amid a full criminal investigation. Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart said that the case has prompted authorities to review and examine how it recruits and[Read More…]