Covid-19 patients are being left “broken” by long-term health issues that are not being taken seriously enough by the Government, campaigners say. Thousands of patients across the UK say they
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Asylum seekers have told how they fear for their lives at the hands of coronavirus while living in “crowded” Government accommodation as they await a decision on their claims. Two
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Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said any social care reforms could require £7 billion extra per year, along with higher taxes to fund the rise. The Prime Minister has
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Human trials of a potential Covid-19 vaccine being developed by scientists in Oxford are reported to have shown promising results. Researchers believe they have made a breakthrough after discovering the
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The Government is to issue new guidance for patients and their families on do not attempt resuscitation orders (DNARs) after a woman threatened legal action. Kate Masters instructed law firm
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Hundreds of thousands more households could struggle to pay energy bills as a result of the coronavirus pandemic without more action to make homes warmer, it has been warned. More
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The economist who led a cross-party review into support for the care sector has told MPs the current funding is “a stain on us as a nation”. Sir Andrew Dilnot
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A third of people with dementia feel apathetic and want to give up after deteriorating mentally and physically during the coronavirus lockdown, research from a charity suggests. A similar proportion
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Liverpool Women captain Sophie Bradley-Auckland is putting her football career on hold to reduce the coronavirus risk posed to the care home she manages. As well as playing for the
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Campaigners have accused the Government of excluding care workers from its new immigration system and ignoring the “vital role” they have played during the coronavirus pandemic. Critics hit out at
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