Headteacher Ruth Perry’s GP has said that the Ofsted inspection of her school contributed to her death. Ms Perry’s family say she took her own life after a report from
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Matt Hancock has admitted the so-called protective ring he said had been put around care homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was not an unbroken one, as he insisted he
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Matt Hancock has defended his record as health secretary, hitting out at a “toxic culture” and “deep unpleasantness” at the heart of Government during the pandemic. The former minister (pictured)
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Matt Hancock has hit back at claims he wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. The accusation was made at
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The next stage of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry will examine abuse suffered by disabled children and young people being treated within the NHS. Hearings for phase nine of the
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Norovirus levels in England are “much higher” than last year, with hundreds of patients in hospital with symptoms, figures show. It comes amid evidence that winter pressures on the NHS
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Care and outcomes for people with learning disabilities are still often below acceptable standards compared with the general population, a report into avoidable deaths has concluded. The proportion of such
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Nottingham City Council has become the latest local authority to issue a Section 114 notice, blaming its financial problems on real-terms cuts in Government funding and rising demand for services.
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Around six children in every classroom need mental health support, but many struggle to get the help that they need, experts have warned. A “perfect storm” of the Covid-19 pandemic,
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The social care sector has been too fragmented and must come together to “pool our forces” if it is to secure the funding and change needed for its future, the
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