Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell has been appointed “people’s champion” of the UK’s dementia mission, which was launched in memory of beloved star. Mr Mitchell said he was “honoured”
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A new report from MPs has warned that the Department of Health and Social Care is failing to provide the leadership required to deliver a social care sector sufficient to
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An investigation has reportedly been launched at The London Clinic over claims staff tried to access the Princess of Wales’s private medical records. At least one member of staff tried
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Hundreds of community pharmacies have closed in the last five years, which has heaped more pressure on overstretched GPs, pharmacists have warned. The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies said more
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A police officer stripped off his uniform and raped the alleged victim of an attempted burglary in her home, a court has heard. Sergeant David Stansbury (pictured) abused his position
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Restrictions on families visiting their loved ones in care homes during the pandemic felt cruel and punitive, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. The inquiry was told there had been
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The funding pot for the NHS in England is set to “decrease” in the next financial year, leading health commentators have warned. The Health Foundation said the budget for the
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More than half of the money the Government pledged to fund brain cancer research in honour of Dame Tessa Jowell is yet to be “deployed”, a charity has said. Dame
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The first person in England and Wales to be convicted of a cyber-flashing offence has been jailed for 66 weeks. Nicholas Hawkes was convicted under the Online Safety Act after
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There is a “cover-up culture” in the NHS, with some hospitals concealing evidence when patient care goes wrong, the health ombudsman has warned. Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service
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