Labour’s plans to cut the welfare bill do not go nearly far enough, the former minister who brought in the biggest reform of ...

No Head of State of Sri Lanka had ever alleged that the country’s security forces were unprofessional until unrecently. Our forces successfully suppressed two insurgencies in 1971 and 1989, fought a ...

Florence Nightingale’s influence on India extends far beyond her role in the Crimean War. Though she never set foot in the ...

Many of the increasing numbers of people signed off as too sick to work are experiencing genuine illness or living in pain. But we also know that fit notes are issued when the patient is simply signed ...

The opening of the Royal Hospital for Children was set back by two years The opening of Edinburgh's sick kids hospital was delayed after NHS Lothian failed to give clear ventilation requirements ...

In fact, most doctors across the country want sick notes for minor illnesses eliminated altogether. "Come on people, these are grown-ups," said Dr. Rita McCracken, a family physician and primary ...

Some provinces limiting ability of employers to demand sick notes to free up doctors' time Canadian doctors have campaigned for years to eliminate sick notes and reduce the administrative burden ...

But he brushed off questions about how many troops the British army should have, citing an ongoing defence review which will assess what form the military should take going forwards.

Canadian doctors say reducing paperwork like writing sick notes could help free up more of their time to spend with patients, which could be one small step to helping ease the health-care crisis.

The British Army have been told that their outdated, “heavy” and “clunky” rifles are the laughing stock of NATO. A senior serving officer told The Times that the army’s L115A3 “sniper ...

In the event of a Nato deployment to Ukraine, the focus would be land-based, so it is likely the British Army and RAF will do best out of these funds, as any new kit will go to help troops on the ...

Rhinoviruses are the most common cause." A cold virus 'enters the body through the mouth, eyes or nose' and the virus can spread through 'droplets in the air when someone who is sick coughs, sneezes ...