Forum Brief: NHS hygiene standards
Policy Consultation 17 October 2002
A Liberal Democrat survey of infection control at 56 NHS Trusts in England has found that one in three staff are not doing enough to prevent bugs spreading.
Forum Brief: Willetts speech
Policy Consultation 9 October 2002
The shadow work and pensions secretary, David Willetts, proposed an overhaul of pension credit at the Bournemouth conference yesterday.
Forum Brief: Pensions Report
Policy Consultation 7 October 2002
A new Citizen's Pension, worth £100 a week and rising in line with earnings is at the centre of radical new proposals for pensions reform, published today by the National
Forum Brief: work and life
Policy Consultation 2 October 2002
Research published today highlights trends that encourage employers to retain older staff who are facing growing demands to care for their family members.
Forum Brief: Elderly increase
Policy Consultation 1 October 2002
There are now more over 60s than under 16s in Britain according to the 2001 census. Yesterday a report published by charity Help the Aged, warned that many pensioners are
Forum Brief: Pension Credit
Policy Consultation 9 August 2002
Over half of the UK's OAP population could be dependent on Gordon Brown's means-tested pension credit the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned.
Forum Brief: E-democracy proposals
Policy Consultation 19 July 2002
The government has this week launched a consultation on proposals which could lead to the traditional ballot box being scrapped in elections.
Forum Brief: CSR - Elderly sector response
Policy Consultation 16 July 2002
Gordon Brown announced that from October next year, the pension credit will be available to nearly half all pensioner households.
Forum Brief: Pensions
Policy Consultation 11 July 2002
A new report has called for a simpler and more comprehensive pensions policy in a bid to avert a pensions timebomb.
Forum Brief: Sandler Review
Policy Consultation 9 July 2002
The Sandler Review of the medium and long-term savings industry has criticised the complexity of many financial products.
Forum Brief: Pensions crisis
Policy Consultation 27 June 2002
Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith has today addressed a pensions summit, where he accused the government of failing to avert a massive disaster in the industry.
Forum Brief: Care homes
Policy Consultation 19 June 2002
A report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds that care homes are underfunded by £1 billion per year.
Forum Brief: Compulsory pensions
Policy Consultation 17 June 2002
The Confederation of British Industry has attacked the TUC for suggesting a "tax on business" by calling for compulsory employer contributions to occupational pension schemes.
Forum Brief: Compulsory pensions
Policy Consultation 7 June 2002
As part of its pensions review, the government is considering allowing firms to force their employees to join company pension schemes, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Forum Brief: Planning for old age
Policy Consultation 21 May 2002
Financial firms and consumers need to adopt a more pro-active approach to planning for old age, according to a new report by the Financial Services Authority.
