“Urgent changes” are needed at the troubled Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust (SaTH) after health inspectors highlighted “failing leadership” and normalisation of “poor patient care”. The Care Quality Commission
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A third of health trusts said they were not confident the current plans for testing would meet the needs of trusts and communities in the coming months, with one chief
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Kent County Council is just “days away” from being unable to look after more asylum seeking children arriving on its shores, its leader fears. Roger Gough said about 420 unaccompanied
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The NHS should brace itself for a rising tide of patients in need of mental health support as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, health leaders have warned. But the
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A number of organisations are coming together to help end rough sleeping in Scotland. Almost 30 charities and organisations will meet on Monday to discuss a route map designed to
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People in Wales are less likely to wear a face covering during the coronavirus pandemic than people in England and Scotland, according to a new survey. Just 43% of Welsh
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Care home residents with coronavirus may be asymptomatic or not display typical symptoms, and should be tested if they are feeling generally unwell, new research indicates. In response to Covid-19,
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An advert which “implied” a range of face masks could protect the wearer from coronavirus has been banned for being misleading. Easylife Group Ltd’s advert published in The Sun newspaper
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Northern Ireland’s health minister has expressed alarm at the increasing number of Covid-19 cases. Robin Swann said there had been 194 positive tests in the last seven days. No further
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Social restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic have affected men’s mental health, a leading charity has said. Samaritans said that two in five men believe their mental health has been
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