Since the beginning of the pandemic, a lot of attention in the UK has focused on the challenges of continuing to deliver healthcare. But a related field – social work
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In the wake of a mass shooting in Plymouth, England, fresh questions are being asked about incel culture and whether crimes committed by its adherents should be considered terrorism. Jake
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England’s poorest children are being “locked out” of early years services because their parents do not earn enough, experts have warned. The Government’s policy of 30 hours of funded childcare
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More than a quarter of UK care home staff do not believe coronavirus vaccines should be mandatory for them to go to work, research suggests. Some 67% supported the Government’s
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Two doses of the Pfizer vaccine provided 97% protection against death with coronavirus in nursing home residents, according to a large study. Effectiveness against infection ranged from 80% for nursing
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Thousands of people are being “denied” a cannabis-based treatment which can help improve symptoms of spasms, a charity has said. Some patients with multiple sclerosis – which affects the brain
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A health watchdog has paused publication of its updated guideline on diagnosing and managing ME because of disagreement on its contents. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)
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A coalition of 120 anti-poverty organisations, charities and others is calling on the Scottish Government to “do the right thing” and commit to doubling the payment made to needy parents
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A nationwide hunt is under way for a mother who has gone into hiding with her 10-year-old son after care proceedings were launched. Kelly Jefferies, 42, and her son Knox
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Gunman Jake Davison received mental health support during the coronavirus lockdown, it has emerged. The 22-year-old, who shot dead five people during one of the UK’s worst mass shootings, had
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