The British Medical Association has criticised the Government over reports that millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) were found to be faulty. The Department of Health and Social
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A third of nurseries in the most deprived areas of England may be forced to close permanently due to coronavirus-related financial difficulties, a report warns. Many parents are worried that
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A Welsh youth offending service has been rated inadequate after inspectors raised “serious concerns” about its standard of work with child criminals. Chief inspector of probation Justin Russell said Cardiff
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For many professionals working in the dementia care sector, the idea of embarking on a post graduate course while juggling already busy lives might seem daunting but those who have
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Around 4.5 million people are experiencing the deepest levels of poverty in the UK and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a commission has found. The proportion of
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A newly-built Nightingale Hospital is to be converted into a cancer testing centre, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed. The site, based at a former Homebase store in Exeter, will
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More than a third of children and young people are experiencing increased mental health difficulties during the coronavirus lockdown, a children’s charity survey suggests. The impacts of Covid-19 could be
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Prominent politicians, businessmen and police officers are alleged to have been involved in the filming of sexual assaults against children in care, an inquiry has heard. Some of the abuse
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Two senior Conservative MPs are trying to force the Government to automatically grant EU children in care settled status in the UK when freedom of movement is ended. Former minister
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Asylum seekers in Glasgow have been treated like “Amazon parcels” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity calling for an inquiry into their accommodation facilities. It comes after six
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