A public policy expert says today that it is time to abandon commissioning in the English NHS. Writing in an editorial on bmj.com, Professor Calum Paton from Keele University says the system is failing.

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Almost ninety per cent of students say they will vote in the General Election according to figures released today. They are published as the first of the party leaders is due to take part in a series of online question and answer sessions with students.

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By John May

Promoting volunteering is on the agenda of the main political parties and its benefits are broadly recognised. Young Enterprise has a history of training and supporting volunteers effectively and its chief executive looks at the volunteering scene and outlines how it can be developed locally and nationally.

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