Government officials are not involved in decisions to discharge Covid-19 positive patients from hospitals to care homes, the First Minister has said. Nicola Sturgeon was pressed on the issue by
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A new Bill before Holyrood is among the most important it will consider, the Deputy First Minister has said. Making a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the Redress for
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Ethnic inequalities are “deeply entrenched” among the over-50s in England, new research has shown. Analysis by the Centre for Ageing Better, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and University College
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It is a “national disgrace” that hundreds of thousands of people in supported living are not able to get regular coronavirus testing, a care sector leader has said. Community Integrated
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New guidance has been given to teachers to help them spot signs of domestic abuse as children return to Scotland’s classrooms after lockdown. Amid concerns abuse increased during the pandemic,
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Any new unaccompanied migrant children arriving on small boats will now be left with Border Force after Kent County Council announced it has reached capacity. Large numbers of migrant children
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The Government is to press ahead with controversial plans to break up Public Health England (PHE), the Health Secretary has announced. Matt Hancock said that the Covid-19 response work of
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Kent County Council has reached its capacity to care for asylum-seeking children arriving on its shores, its leader has said. The council issued a statement quoting Roger Gough as saying:
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Nursing home staff are drained and daunted by the highs and lows of the coronavirus pandemic, one NHS worker has said. Carers were drafted in from the public sector to
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The Government is calling on more members of the public to register for future clinical trials into Covid-19 vaccines after an initial 100,000 volunteers signed up. The NHS Covid-19 Vaccine
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