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NEWS FROM CSP
Celebrating 90 years for the Society
 Some 200 guests gathered in central London on Tuesday to mark nine decades of achievement by the CSP. The event was held to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the granting of the Society's Royal Charter.
Somerset House event to mark CSP achievements
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More 'Healthy School Days'
The CSP has teamed up again with the British Dietetic Association to roll out some more Healthy School Days across the UK and promote its Fit for the Future information leaflet. Health minister Michael McGimpsey attended the Healthy School Day in Belfast with CSP chief executive Phil Gray.
Northern Ireland children can be "Fit for the Future"
Budget reaction
Unions including the CSP have strongly criticised some of the proposals in the new UK government's 'emergency' budget:
> CSP - budget is 'unfair'
> TUC - will slow recovery
> Scottish TUC - will meet with growing protest
NHS operating framework
The government has announced that key national performance targets are to be scrapped immediately and told the NHS to strip out more management costs. Find out what other changes are in store for the health service as the new coalition makes its mark.
Revisions to NHS operating framework
New review for Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
The home secretary has announced that the ISA registration process, due to begin next month for healthcare workers, has been suspended pending a review of the whole scheme.
2010 review for ISA
Threat to mileage rate payments
Is your NHS employer attempting to replace payment of regular user mileage allowances with lease car arrangements? See our new stewards briefing if your employer is moving in this direction:
NHS lease cars
More news from CSP
PHYSIOTHERAPY IN THE MEDIA
Footware fitness
Media physiotherapist Sammy Margo is back on the footware trail with this feature discussing the benefits of tone-up shoes.
Sneaker preview: these shoes were made for walking
Metro online - 21 June 2010
Fit for Work
The CSP survey on workplace health, featured in our earlier press release, generated more media interest:
One in four workers are too busy to take a break
Mail Online - 10 June 2010
One in four people refuse to take a break at work
Marie Claire - 10 June 2010
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Budget analysis
As the dust settles following Tuesday's emergency budget, which heralds the 'deepest cuts since the second world war' according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Guardian gives in-depth analysis of the winners:
Boost for pensioners, relief for banks and businesses
and losers:
Budget 2010 losers: women, disabled and families bear the brunt
Guardian website - 23 June 2010
NHS performing well
The UK's health care system is the most efficient, says a study of seven industrialised countries. The Commonwealth Fund report looked at five areas of performance - quality, efficiency, access to care, equity and healthy lives.
UK health system is top on 'efficiency', says report
BBC news online - 23 June 2010
Changes ahead for Scotland
Scotland's "over-dependence" on the state for jobs will be targeted, the UK Government has signalled, with a concerted drive to boost the private sector.
Private sector jobs drive to cut over-reliance of Scots on state
Herald Scotland - 24 June 2010
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