Boris Johnson has been forced to abandon his drive to get Britons back to the workplace as he prepares to announce new restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus. Pubs,
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An independent body should be created to oversee and regulate the social care market to prevent “unfair outcomes”, according to a think tank. New regulations are needed to ensure older
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Millions of people living in cold and damp homes could become more vulnerable to coronavirus this winter due to their poor quality housing, a report warns. Excess cold and damp
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An off-road biker who killed a care sector manager with a single punch has been jailed for nine years for manslaughter. Warwick Crown Court was told James Rowley (pictured, right)
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A blanket use of do not attempt resuscitation orders (DNARs) is “completely abhorrent”, a health minister has said. Tory frontbencher Lord Bethell condemned the practice after concerns were raised over
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Two groups of health experts have written separate letters to the UK’s chief medical officers expressing polarising views on the Government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. One group of doctors
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Child exploitation in England and Wales is “under-reported”, with its prevalence likely to be “much higher” than previously thought, an inquiry has heard. The latest strand of the Independent Inquiry
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The UK could be facing 50,000 new Covid-19 cases a day by mid-October, leading to 200 deaths a day a month later if the current rate of infection is not
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Many care homes are unprepared to accept Covid-19 positive patients from hospital and will struggle to effectively isolate them, the chairwoman of the National Care Association has warned. Nadra Ahmed
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Thousands of international nurses are reportedly lined up to join the NHS as England’s chief nurse outlined plans to spend up to £180 million to boost numbers ahead of a
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