Workers at the UK’s biggest NHS trust to stage fresh strike over pay
Porters, cleaners and facilities staff at the largest NHS trust in the UK are to stage fresh strikes in a dispute over pay. Members of Unite at Barts NHS Trust
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Scotland’s health secretary quits ahead of data roaming charges inquiry findings
Michael Matheson has resigned as Scotland’s health secretary following backlash over his parliamentary iPad bill of almost £11,000. Mr Matheson racked up the charges while holidaying in Morocco over Christmas
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Councillors’ attitudes to special needs children branded ‘deeply ignorant’ and ‘Dickensian’
The attitudes of councillors whose comments on special needs children sparked outrage have been branded “Dickensian” and show the need for more education in this area, a coalition of charities
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Emotional scars from growing up in care ‘passed down generations’, UK-first study suggests
Emotional scars associated with growing up in care are passed down through generations, according to a UK-first study. Care leavers were at greater risk of depression and anxiety, and their
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Number of children referred for emergency mental health treatment rises by 53%
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children being referred for emergency mental health treatment. Data analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows a 53% rise
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PM refuses to apologise for transgender jibe in front of mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey
Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for making a transgender joke in the Commons in front of the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, as Number 10 called the jibe
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Scottish Government drugs and alcohol minister quits for health reasons
The Scottish Government’s drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has resigned for health reasons. The SNP minister said that over the last year, she had “experienced a series of
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‘Broken promises’ on fracture care leaves thousands suffering, warns Tory peer
Tens of thousands of people have been left suffering needlessly as a result of Government “broken promises” on fracture care, a Conservative peer has told Parliament. The blue-on-blue criticism saw
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Commissioner: Modern slavery and trafficking ‘no longer priority it was’ for Home Office
The new Anti-Slavery Commissioner has said her budget will be cut by 5% annually as she acknowledged modern slavery and human trafficking is “no longer the priority that it was”
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Covid inquiry to look at whether some PPE contracts were ‘fraudulent’
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has begun hearings into the way £15 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, amid claims of fraud and
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