Wider Region

• Hospital staff shortages lead to financial crisis

  16 September 2014

  An article in The Oxford Mail reports that “Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust was in a ‘very volatile position’ after it was revealed spending on bank and agency staff has risen 38 per cent”. There are several reasons for staff shortages in the Oxford NHS, including a general lack of qualified staff coming through the education…

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• Vale of White Horse Local Plan

  5 April 2014

  The Vale of White Horse District Council is preparing a revised Local Plan to meet the need for new housing outlined in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) – briefly described here. VoWH needs to find sites for roughly 20,500 new homes by 2031. Harwell and Radley have been identified as particularly significant locations for development, with Harwell assigned 4500 homes and Radley 800.

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• Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)

  3 April 2014

  The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) for Oxfordshire was published in March 2014. It concludes that up to 93,560 – 106,560 additional homes are needed across Oxfordshire in the period 2011-2031 (between 4,678 – 5,328 homes per annum). This is based on meeting the housing need identified, supporting committed economic growth (including the City Deal)…

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• City Deal signed

  30 January 2014

  The Oxford & Oxfordshire City Deal is to be signed today (Thursday 30 January). It brings £67m of investment in a network of new innovation and incubation centres to help nurture small businesses.

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