Some cancer patients face a “cliff edge” of choosing between their health and finances as the shielding programme draws to a close, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said
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The Government has signed a deal with pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur for 60 million doses of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. If the vaccine proves successful, the UK
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Advising hospitals to discharge thousands of patients into care homes without knowing if they had coronavirus was a “reckless” and “appalling” policy error, a Commons report argues. Discharging around 25,000
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Some cancer patients are still being kept in the dark about when their treatment will resume and are frightened that their illness will get worse, according to a new poll.
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A radical restructuring of social care is needed after the coronavirus pandemic, according to councils, charities and health organisations. The Government needs to publish a timetable for social care reform
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More than 200 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) performed on women and girls born in the UK were identified by NHS staff during one year, figures show. Some 6,590
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Two-thirds of care home staff have reported mental health problems since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey in one city. The Sheffield Care Association (SCA) said
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Labour peer Lord Boateng said he had “no recollection” of ever meeting paedophile Michael John Carroll or visiting the London children’s home he ran. Speaking at the Independent Inquiry into
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Around 14 older people a day are wiped out financially by paying for their care, figures suggest, a year on from the Prime Minister’s pledge that no-one should have to
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The Government is aiming to double its winter flu vaccination programme in England to 30 million people, with free jabs for those aged 50 and over and 11-year-olds. Last year,
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