More than £3 million is being spent on a “rapid scaling up” of NHS facilities for video consultations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has
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Safety checks carried out by probation officers at a rehabilitation service to see if offenders pose a danger to the public are “consistently poor”, according to a watchdog. “Major improvements”
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A visa allowing doctors, nurses and health professionals from overseas to work in the NHS is to be introduced by the Government. Health minister Helen Whately said the move would
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The number of domestic abuse victims from minority communities including disabled people is increasing, new figures suggest, but charities and families say more work is needed to help sufferers come
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More than a third of people who asked their local authority for help remained or became homeless due to a lack of affordable housing, a report suggests. Some 38% of
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MPs have launched an inquiry to establish how much money the social care sector needs to avoid shortages. The Health and Social Care Committee will look at how much extra
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Around one in 20 calls made to NHS 111 led to unnecessary emergency department attendances within 24 hours, despite being advised to seek alternative care. The results suggest that women
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A Government department is conducting a review after it was found to have lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other employer in Britain. BBC Panorama said its
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Police officers carrying out domestic abuse are being “protected and not brought to justice”, campaigners have claimed. The legal charity the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) has made a super-complaint
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A family court judge criticised for having “outdated” views about sexual assault is the subject of an investigation following a complaint. Judge Robin Tolson recently came under fire because of
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