Retired NHS manager ‘made to feel like a leper’ after contracting Hepatitis C
A retired senior NHS manager has described how she was “made to feel like a leper” after she found out she had contracted Hepatitis C following a series of blood
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Government defeated in Lords over scrapping of adoption register for England
The Government has been defeated in the Lords over the scrapping of the adoption register for England. Peers voted by a majority of 85 to “regret” the move, warning it
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Unison concerned at ‘shocking’ conditions endured by overnight care workers
Concerns have been raised about the health and safety of care staff on “sleep-in” shifts after a study showed some faced physical abuse or having to bed down at work
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Windrush scandal was 70 years in the making, according to new documentary
The hostile environment which created the Windrush scandal was 70 years in the making – and may even be traced back to the attitudes of both the Labour and Conservative
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NHS long-term plan jeopardised without additional investment – new analysis
The delivery of the NHS long-term plan is in doubt without urgent government action on wider funding, a health body has warned. The plan was published in January after the
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Troubled jail makes ‘reasonable progress’ in tackling violence, drug use and squalor
A review of standards at Birmingham’s Winson Green prison has questioned an “inexplicable” failure to secure funding for scanners to prevent drugs being smuggled into the jail. A progress report
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Two-year-old who needed major surgery after stepfather attack to live with father
A two-year-old boy who needed major surgery after being kicked and punched by a man his mother lived with should move to his father’s home, a High Court judge says.
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Hancock promises ‘severe consequences’ if any wrongdoing over listeria deaths
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has promised “severe consequences” if there is evidence of “wrongdoing” following an outbreak of listeria. Five people are suspected to have died after an outbreak of
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Schools admissions changes will see most vulnerable secure place more quickly
The schools admission code will be changed so the most vulnerable children, such as those fleeing domestic abuse, can access a place more quickly, the Education Secretary has announced. According
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NHS Highland apologise after email addresses of HIV patients made public
A formal review is being carried out at a health board after the email addresses of almost 40 people living with HIV were accidentally made public. In an email sent
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