MPs have called for a shake-up of the nursing degree apprenticeships initiative after a low take-up. The Commons Education Committee said a more flexible system was needed to boost numbers.
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The more English a person feels the more likely they are to believe immigration has had a negative impact on Britain’s economy and culture, a new survey has revealed. But
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Indefinite detention of refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants “should put us to shame”, a Labour MP has said. Tulip Siddiq (pictured) told MPs that detaining people indefinitely was a “blight
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“Hostility” between surgeons at a beleaguered hospital trust led to them needing to take part in mediation to try and resolve their issues, a new report states. Health inspectors have
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Proposed new legislation to enshrine safe levels of health and care staff in law is expected to pass its first hurdle at Holyrood later. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland)
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A project to recruit more nursery staff from ethnic minorities has been launched by the Scottish Government. The £140,000 scheme aims to increase the diversity of the early learning and
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MRI scanners, prosthetic breasts for cancer patients and improvements to hip replacements have been cited among the best innovations in health by universities in the UK. Health featured heavily on
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The Government will draw up new legislation to transform mental health care for patients in crisis and give them more control of their treatment. Following the publication of the independent
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An “alarming” proportion of British adults remain unclear about what constitutes rape, despite the rise of the #MeToo movement, a campaign group has said. The End Violence Against Women (EVAW)
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Major new investment is needed to improve some of the most “dilapidated” estates in the NHS and provide more community care for the sickest and most vulnerable mental health patients,
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