Unsafe mental health buildings are a “disaster waiting to happen”, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. Dilapidated buildings and years of under-investment have been exposed by Covid-19, with old
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The number of children who are excluded could rise as more young people are likely to return to school with challenging behaviours due to the lockdown, MPs have been told.
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A rapid Covid-19 test that promises results in under an hour is being trialled in care homes. The clinical trial, led by Queen Mary University of London, will be carried
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Long-awaited guidance on how loved ones can safely visit care home residents has been issued by the Government. Visits will resume in specific care homes in England once local directors
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Housing services and construction firm Mears has warned over job cuts amid an overhaul as it expects to slide to a first-half loss. The firm is set to consult with
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A total of seven inquests have now been opened into the deaths of women treated by rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who was jailed in 2017 for wounding patients. Area
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Staff caring for dying Covid-19 patients at a major UK teaching hospital were subject to a campaign of bullying and abuse if they dared complain about working conditions, a union
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Frontline workers excluded from the public sector pay rise said they feel undervalued and like “our lives don’t matter”. Almost 900,000 workers are set to benefit from the pay rise,
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England’s chief medical officer has launched a staunch defence of his actions over the Covid-19 pandemic, saying mass testing had to be abandoned due to capacity issues and lockdown came
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A senior nurse who spent 40 days in a coma because of Covid-19 said she has “been given a second chance at life” after finally going home. Ayesha Orlanda, 52,
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