The Government has extended its offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and social care staff in England following a public consultation. PPE will be available until
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The Government’s so-called VIP lane for personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts was not just “dodgy” but “illegal”, Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has said. During Cabinet Office questions in the
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Ofsted has withdrawn guidance suggesting childminders should notify the watchdog if they have depression or have been bereaved following criticism that the requirement would be “intrusive”. The guidance, first published
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Sajid Javid has dismissed suggestions that he should tone down his criticism of people who choose not to be vaccinated. The Health Secretary (pictured) said those people eligible for a
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People living in England’s “left behind” communities were 46% more likely to die from Covid-19 than those in the rest of the country, a new report has found. The study
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Social care services are turning away new clients and handing back existing care packages as they struggle with staffing shortages exacerbated by the spread of Omicron, a survey has found.
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The Government should allow more than 100,000 disabled and ill people to seek compensation after a “blunder” saw their benefits mistakenly cut, an ombudsman has warned. At least 118,000 people
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England’s deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is to leave his role at the end of March. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it had been an “honour” to
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Care home residents’ human rights have been “completely handed over” to care homes who have “too much power”, actress Ruthie Henshall has said. Experts compared the care sector to a
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Tory MPs have urged ministers to U-turn on their policy of sacking frontline health and social care staff if they refuse to have Covid-19 vaccinations. Former chief whip Mark Harper
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