22/06/2011
How the Government intends to change the way care is provided by the NHS, a postman's guide to delivering badly addressed letters and standardising the cost of church weddings.
The NHS chief executive who tore up the rule book - chemotherapy at home, for example - can we expect more of this under the new-look NHS?
Our undercover Royal Mail postman reveals the tricks of the trade that mean poorly addressed letters - "To the woman in the house with the blue door on the seafront" - still get delivered.
And standardising the cost of getting married in a church.
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Government consumer protection strategy
Consumer Minister Ed Davey explains the proposed new roles for Trading Standards and the Citizens Advice Service.
Duration: 07:37
NHS reforms explained
The government wants to change the way care is provided by the NHS.
Duration: 10:23
Missing Rights
The relatives calling for banks and building societies to put procedures in place to deal with the financial affairs of missing people.
Duration: 09:24
Reaction to government's consumer protection strategy
Which? and the Trading Standards Institute give their interpretation of the government's proposed changes.
Duration: 07:26
Royal Mail and wrongly addressed letters
Postman Roy Mayall explains why real people outdo machines when it comes to delivering wrongly addressed mail.
Duration: 04:39
Ofgem and the Big Six
The energy industry regulator has announced that it is pressing ahead with a "radical overhaul" of the retail gas and electricity market
Duration: 06:56
Church Wedding Costs
The Church of England wants to standardise the cost of getting married in a church.
Duration: 05:50
Broadcasts
- Wed 22 Jun 2011 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 22 Jun 2011 12:04Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 LW
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