Health secretary admits female GP pensions are ‘direct discrimination’
Mr Lansley: female GP pensions are ‘direct discrimination’
Alex Fox is one of the solicitors representing the BMA as part of the judicial review at London’s High Court against the law which means that the widowed partners of female NHS staff receive a smaller pension than partners of male NHS staff.
Speaking to GPonline.com, Mr Fox said that health secretary has ‘accepted that this is direct discrimination’.
However the admission does not mean that the case is won.
‘The government may still allow the act of discrimination to continue where it can justify that act,’ Mr Fox said.
The health secretary has argued that it would be too costly to the public purse to rectify the problem. The gov
The 4 Worst Sauces and Condiments for Dieters
Sauces and condiments can sabotage your diet if you are not careful. The four following foods are the most insidious for dieters. These foods are high in fat and calories. Three of them have little or no nutritional value at all.
Mayonnaise
This oil, vinegar and egg yolk mixture is a fluffy mass of fat and calories. There are 100 calories per serving. One tablespoon is considered a serving. The fat content of mayonnaise is complete.
Why You Should Worry About a ‘TARP Moment’
Politicians are nice, rational folks. Really, they are. They just get a little worked up sometimes.
That’s the message coming from official Washington these days as Republicans and Democrats play a game of chicken over the federal debt ceiling and, by extension, the entire U.S. economy. If the bickering pols don’t agree to extend the debt ceiling by early August, it will prevent the government from borrowing any more money and toss the global economy into an unpredictable vortex. Washington relies on borrowing for about 40 percent of what it spends, which is obviously too much. But fixing that problem all at once isn’t the medicine the economy needs, either.
What You Should Know-The PCOS Diet Review
How What You Should Know-The PCOS Diet Compares with Leading Weight-Loss Products
The PCOS Diet Book is based upon the nutritional advice that has been proven to aid the symptoms and problems associated with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome . The book is written by Collette Harris who writes for the women suffering with this problem from a personal perspective. If you are a woman suffering with the excess weight, mood swings and other symptoms, read this review to help you decide if The PCOS Diet will help you.
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The PCOS Diet Book is designed to inform women who suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome how to change their diet to aid in relieving their side effects and symptoms that are involved in PCOS.
How Interval Training Helps Boost Aerobic Capacity
Interval training is a term that youre likely to hear thrown around by athletes of various types. This specific type of training provides a diverse array of different benefits to anyone who participates in cardiovascular activity, because it works both the aerobic and the anaerobic systems.
Interval training consists of cardiovascular activity that alternates between periods of intense exercise and total recovery. Because of the short duration of both of these parts of the training, youll never allow your heart rate to drop to a completely resting rate during the recovery period.
