A Second World War veteran has been reunited with his daughter for the first time in almost a year after restrictions on visitors to his care home were eased. Eric
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Coronavirus deaths in care homes across Scotland are at their lowest rate since August, according to official figures. National Records of Scotland (NRS) figures show that between Monday March 1
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The Government was too “definitive” when it set a date for indoor care home visits to restart, the head of a leading care provider membership body has said. Professor Martin
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The Prime Minister has defended NHS Test and Trace, which could end up costing the taxpayer £37 billion, after MPs said there was “no clear evidence” it cut coronavirus infections.
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A nursing home where seven residents died after suffering poor care would have been closed much sooner had the scandal happened today, an inquest has heard. Margaret Rooney, deputy chief
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The Government has been urged to publish outstanding Covid contracts by the end of the week after being accused of “corruption”. Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rachel Reeves
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Almost 400 submissions, including 39 so potentially serious they have been referred to the relevant statutory authorities, are being considered by the Whyte Review into allegations of abuse and bullying
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There is an “urgent” need to address racial disparities seen among heart attack patients from different ethnic backgrounds, academics have said. The remarks follow a new study which found “significant
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Religious leaders and sports coaches could be banned from having sex with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care under plans to expand child abuse laws. The move would close a
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Scots cancer patients are relying on “handouts” to pay for essentials such as heating and clothes, according to a charity. Figures show Macmillan Cancer Support provided £1.2m in grants last
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