One in two disabled people feel unsafe about Covid-related restrictions easing from next Monday, research suggests. Only 2% of 565 people surveyed by disability equality charity Scope said they felt
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A former vice principal of a highland dance school has appeared in court facing a string of sex charges – including rape. Jonathan Barton (pictured) who was the vice principal
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Half of the coronavirus patients admitted to hospital during the first wave developed at least one complication, new research has found. The study included more than 70,000 adults in the
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Health bosses in Sunderland have asked staff to postpone holidays as the trust came “under extreme pressure” due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Staff at South Tyneside and Sunderland
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Council social services bosses must find alternative accommodation for a 12-year-old boy who has behavioural difficulties and has been “inappropriately placed” on a hospital ward, a High Court judge says.
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Staff, patients and visitors in all NHS settings must continue to wear face coverings and observe social distancing, England’s chief nurse has said, despite coronavirus restrictions being eased from Monday.
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Relatives of care home residents have said it is a “national scandal” that restrictions will continue in care homes while they will be torn up for the rest of society
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The damage that care home visitors wearing face masks is doing to the welfare of residents is outweighing the protection they offer, a care home group has said. The need
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Almost 75,000 disabled and older people and carers are waiting for help with their care and support as social services struggle to cope with an avalanche of needs arising from
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Boris Johnson has been urged to U-turn over the decision to remove the mandatory requirement to wear face masks in England. Leading medics called for masks to remain mandatory in
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