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One In Three Teachers To Leave Within Five Years
One in three teachers expect to leave teaching within five years, according to new research by the MORI Social Research Institute. In the research, carried out on behalf of the General Teaching Council, more than half (56%) of teachers in England say their morale is lower than when they joined the profession and a third would not go into teaching if they had their time again.
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Hanging In The Balance: Public Support For The Fire Strike
weNormally, when we discuss public services and their political impact, the Fire Brigade is not one of the services that immediately springs to mind - the NHS, education, the police, these are persistently debated and most of the public have frequent contact with them. When members of the People's Panel were asked earlier this year "Which four or five services on this card are the most important to you and members of your household?", only 28% picked the Fire Service, putting it in fifth place, well behind GPs (75%) and NHS hospitals (53%), though a little ahead of ambulance services (22%).
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CRM: The Myth And The Reality
Customer relationship management (CRM), makes sense, and most companies are now implementing it. Everyone in the company who faces outwards, from the CEO to the sales force, must be glad of that because it works, doesn't it?. But we've just discovered that most companies just don't know.
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Fire Strike: Public Opinion
Two thirds (67%) of the general public believe nurses deserve a pay rise compared with half (51%) who think fire fighters are deserving, according to a survey by the MORI Social Research Institute.
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Many Patients "Willing To Travel Abroad For Treatment"
Research by the MORI Social Research Institute for the British Medical Association has found that more than two in five (42%) patients would be willing to travel outside the UK for treatment and that more than half (51%) believe involving other organisations — including the private sector — would improve the provision of NHS health care.
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Why Can't The Tories Narrow The Gap?
Earlier this week a veteran Labour MEP expressed his disillusionment with the party by defecting to the Conservatives. Yet, despite clear signs of growing dissatisfaction with the government, the public remain steadfastly reluctant to do the same.
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European Competitiveness In Peril As The 'Right' People Reluctant To Work Abroad
Views of employers and employees on workforce mobility within the EU.
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After Afghanistan, It's War — Over Public Services
The National Health Service has regained poll position as the issue of most concern to most people in Britain, pushing the war into second place. Service delivery (lack thereof) by the Blair government is salient. Recently the media are talking about the Tories' resurgence. The runes I read do not look happy for the occupants of Nos. 10 & 11.
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Henry Calls On NHS To Plan Now For Challenge Of An Ageing Scotland
Report predicting big increases in the health needs of older people in Scotland, as well as examining old people's views of teh services NHS Scotland provides
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The Student Living Report 2002
The Definitive Study Of The "Student Experience". Student debt has increased by a quarter in 12 months, yet on average students spend 16320 a week on drink and 86% own a mobile phone", according to the Student Living Report 2002, published today. The report represents one of the most comprehensive quantitative surveys of full time undergraduate and postgraduate students. The findings are part of an ongoing study to explore how students are meeting the challenges and opportunities of the higher education experience.