Royal Mail has proposed that first class mail be kept as a six-days-a-week service but that second class letter deliveries be cut dramatically. The company is proposing that all non-first class letter deliveries – including second class and bulk business mail, such as bills and statements – are cut to …
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Most stamps are verified using the service’s scanning devices at sorting offices. But “it’s a crime to knowingly use counterfeit or re-used stamps to avoid paying Royal Mail the full amount required for the Postal Service received,” reports the Royal Mail website. “Anyone who does so may potentially face criminal prosecution …
Read More »Plans to cut Royal Mail deliveries ‘could worsen patient safety risks’
Plans to cut the number of Royal Mail deliveries could worsen patient safety risks, the leaders of organisations including NHS Providers and Healthwatch England have said. Royal Mail has proposed that first class mail be kept as a six-days-a-week service but that second class letter deliveries be cut dramatically. The …
Read More »Plans for Royal Mail delivery cuts could risk patient safety, NHS leaders warn | NHS
NHS leaders have warned that Royal Mail’s plans to cut second-class deliveries to two days a week could risk patient safety. The changes are part of wider measures announced by Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distributions Services (IDS), including cuts of up to 9,000 routes, which could take more than …
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When the Government sold off its last remaining stake in Royal Mail in 2015, George Osborne, who was then chancellor, hailed a “milestone moment” that marked a “win all round”. Less than a decade later, with its future in doubt, the Postal Service is proposing to deliver second-class letters just …
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For all the portraits, busts and fine furniture, I have no doubt that it will be the personal stuff which lingers longest in the public’s memory. As in any stately home, it is the tell-tale signs of family life — a wedding photo, perhaps, or even a trampoline in a …
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Royal Mail's cuts pose risk to patient safety, warn NHS chiefs. The … Royal Mail is campaigning for a shake-up of postal regulations as it … Source link
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The Daily Telegraph reports Royal Mail's plan to cut second-class deliveries risks patients' safety according to NHS chiefs. It comes as … Source link
Read More »What the papers say – April 6 | The Independent
The Daily Telegraph says the Royal Mail's decision to cut second-class deliveries “risks patient's safety”. … The Daily Mail says civil servants will … Source link
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