Although the NHS is ranked as one of the institutions that makes people ‘most proud to be British’1, a new poll commissioned by Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd, highlights that 91% of people feel that the health service is in need of change2. In particular, shorter waiting times (36% of respondents) and improved access to medicines (30%) rank most highly as the areas in need of greatest reform.
With only 1 in 4 of respondents agreeing that the Government currently spends enough on health, the survey reveals that those polled would be willing to accept an average charge of £10 for a missed GP appointment in order to improve service levels. The people polled also said they would be willing to pay an average of £170 per year in additional income tax for healthcare funding – which could result in approximately £5 billion in additional tax revenue for the Treasury3. In addition to these charges, 39% of those polled would be willing to accept an additional charge if it meant quicker access to healthcare services and 44% of those polled would be willing to accept additional charges if it meant access to newer and potentially more effective medicines.
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Sammy the frog explains QROPS pension transfers for British expats so that they no longer have to pay tax upon death of 55% and avoid UK income taxes of 50%. Making light of a serious issue. This funny looking frog explains the gist of a pension transfer for British expatriates living abroad.
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Liam, Scott and Andrew. They\'re here to follow the British and Irish
Lions as they V Qantas Wallabies for the 2013 Tour. They
are also here to represent England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the
\'Mane Event\' challenge. Can these four Brits beats the Aussie in a game
of brains and brawn?
Following the tradition of British clerical detectives, Author Martha Ockley paints an authentic picture of English rural and church life through police inspector-turned-vicar Faith Morgan. When called to investigate the murder of a member of her congregation, Faith’s inquiries lead her to uncover a hotbed of tensions and romantic rivalries. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/17isreQ Mystery
https://youtu.be/dHE5O2GlGN8 British Telecom company TalkTalk’s October 2015 data breach was only one of many hitting consumers and the corporate world recently – Ashley Madison and Sony come to mind – but the lessons apply to every company, big and small. Here are three takeaways from the TalkTalk data breach – and the three big losses that affect any business after a cyber attack.
http://www.osv.ltd.uk/hyundai.phpThe
year 1968; Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, the Beatles released the
white album and Hyundai was born. Hyundai started from humble
beginnings, taking on the task of assembling the British Ford Cortina.
It wasn’t until 1975 when the company actually released a car of its
own design, dubbed the Pony. Fast forward to 2012, and Hyundai is the
fourth bestselling auto manufacturer in the world......See More
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After traveling to the remote British island of Lindisfarne, Death on Lindisfarne finds Aidan drawn into his second mystery centered on the death of a troubled teenager. Using the unique sacred history of a remote British island, award winning author Fay Sampson crafts a satisfying story for mystery lovers. Learn more about this book and author http://bit.ly/12ucq6x Mystery
Death Be Not Proud is the thrilling second installment in The Secret of the Journal series. Professor Emma D’Eresby flees her teaching position in Maine after a vicious attack by a psychotic colleague, but mysterious secrets and suspense still follow her back to her hometown in England. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/1aLIAPr Romantic Thriller
From finding a date to your boss’ dinner party to being more brilliant at the office, there’s one thing that makes it all easier: a fake British accent. That’s why, on the heels of its new “British Businessman” digital spot launch, belVita Breakfast Biscuits is providing nutritious steady energy all morning long to help people everywhere adopt a fake British accent so they can get ahead in life.
After watching belVita’s new short-form video featuring Brad, the quintessential role model for accent faking at the office, those looking to put extra pep in their step can listen to the brand’s just-released self-guided audio tape series, “Learn to Speak Fake British and Get Ahead in Life,” at LearnToSpeakFakeBritish.com.
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After only 16 weeks of existence, foetuses hear and respond to music as long as it is emitted from their mother’s vagina. Foetuses respond to this stimulus by opening their mouths and pulling their tongues out as far as possible, making vocalisation movements – prior to the acquisition of language.
This is the main conclusion of the study conducted by the team of Institut Marquès, which boasts the collaboration of Alberto Prats, Professor of Anatomy and Human Embryology of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.
The study, entitled “Foetal facial expression in response to intravaginal music emission”, is published this week in the journal Ultrasound of the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS).
According to Dr. Marisa López-Teijón, the Head of Assisted Reproduction at Institut Marquès and the principal researcher and author of the clinical study: “We have discovered that the formula for foetuses to hear like us is to emit music from the mother’s vagina. They barely hear the sound that reaches them through their mother’s abdomen: the soft tissues of the abdomen and the inside of the mother’s body absorb the soundwaves”.
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http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7647351-how-foetuses-hear-musical-stimuli/
