Current Affairs Digest
Current Affairs Digest: Science (June 2020)
Catch up on science articles you may have missed from June 2020. This month we look at the issue of structural racism in healthcare, and the development of nuclear fusion.
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In Focus
Nursing students: What is the Government doing to encourage recruitment?
This article provides statistics on applications and enrolments to nursing degrees in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. Nursing enrolments have declined following changes to the bursary scheme for nursing students in 2017. The ability of universities to offer courses in the autumn of 2020 has also been impacted by coronavirus. The article summarises Government policy intended to encourage nursing student recruitment.
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In Focus
Abortion law in Northern Ireland
The law on abortion in Northern Ireland changed on 22 October 2019 following the enactment of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019. The Act required the UK Government to introduce regulations that would provide lawful access to abortion services and repeal certain offences relating to abortion in Northern Ireland. This article discusses the Government’s statutory instrument that would introduce such regulations.
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Research Briefing
Covid-19: Face Masks
On 11 May 2020, the Government advised the general public in England to use face coverings in enclosed public spaces where social distancing might not be possible, for example on public transport.
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Coronavirus, guidance for the over-70s and age discrimination
People over the age of 70 have been identified as being at higher risk of serious illness as a result of Covid-19. This article summarises the advice given to the over-70s and the debate over whether government policy has resulted in age discrimination.
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Current Affairs Digest
Current Affairs Digest: Science (May 2020)
Catch up on science articles you may have missed from April and May 2020. Articles this month include a look at the psychology of lockdown, and 200 years of Florence Nightingale.
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In Focus
Coronavirus: Profiteering during the pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen an increase in complaints of price gouging, with some household items being sold at inflated prices. This article summarises the campaign to combat price gouging and the existing powers available to achieve this in consumer law.
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Research Briefing
Homelessness and Covid-19: Next Steps
The Government has recently announced plans to support rough sleepers during and after the pandemic, including a specialist taskforce. Various charities have also published recommendations for preventing a spike in homelessness once the ‘lockdown’ ends.
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Research Briefing
Covid-19: Improving Income Equality and Sustainability
The current health emergency is likely to have a disproportionately negative effect on the economic position of lower-paid people, young people, and women.
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In Focus
Coronavirus: The impact on other vaccination programmes
The Covid-19 outbreak has had a significant impact on the delivery of other vaccination programmes around the world. In April 2020, the UN estimated that vaccination programmes in 24 countries had been delayed due to Covid-19. This article looks at why it is important that other vaccination programmes continue, focusing in particular on the measles vaccine.
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Current Affairs Digest
Current Affairs Digest: Social Policy (April 2020)
Catch-up on social policy articles you may have missed from April 2020, including an anthropologist's view on how best to tackle coronavirus.
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In Focus
Coronavirus: The challenge for prisons and offenders
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on prisons and offenders. This article looks at why this population are more at risk from the outbreak, what the current situation is in England and Wales, and what the Government have announced to help support prisons and offenders during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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In Focus
Coronavirus testing: Could genome-editing tool CRISPR provide the answer?
CRISPR (clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats) is a genome editing tool. Scientists continue to research the potential uses of CRISPR technology. The coronavirus pandemic has seen an increase in the demand for diagnostic testing. This article discusses what CRISPR is and its potential role in diagnostics.
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In Focus
Coronavirus: What does it mean for the Brexit transition period? (Part 2 of 2)
This article looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is having an impact on the Brexit transition period. It explores what the continued application of EU law during the transition means for the UK’s response to coronavirus, for example on state aid and participation in EU initiatives to procure ventilators. It also looks at what role there would be for Parliament in any decision to extend the transition period beyond December 2020.
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