The leading newspaper for family doctors says that the Government wants to increase the amount of information that drug companies are allowed to give patients about prescription medicines. The report in ‘Pulse’ says ministers have responded positively to European Commission proposals to extend the communication permitted between companies and patients. Currently it is restricted to patient safety leaflets.

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A leading employment services provider has been awarded a big new contract to help Job Centres get people back into work. The deal, one of the largest recruitment contracts of its kind, will see Manpower helping to find thousands of staff this year.

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By Kieron J. Doick, Kalliope Pediaditi, Andrew J. Moffat and Tony R. Hutchings.

More ‘joined-up thinking’ between policymakers and project managers is required to ensure that greenspaces established on brownfield sites are truly sustainable, according to a research paper published in the International Journal of Management & Decision Making. The authors are from the Forestry Commission’s Forest Research Agency and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute.

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