The forthcoming plan to fix the NHS will see funds allocated to social care, the Health Secretary has suggested. Wes Streeting said spending NHS resources “more effectively though social care”
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Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry she believed Scotland avoided a “VIP lane” for procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) due to devolution. Ms Freeman
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It is absolutely vital that scientists and governments keep preparations “alive and well” in case of any future pandemic, an epidemiologist has said. Professor Mark Woolhouse said it is important
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The Government has been accused of an “absence of humanity” as defiant peers maintained their stand-off over plans to hike employers’ national insurance, amid warnings over the impact on hospices.
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Pressures continue to push councils towards the “financial brink” as they face a multibillion-pound funding gap, according to a report. The Local Government Association (LGA) said its research among more
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Actor Michael Sheen is to launch a new children’s book about homelessness called A Home For Spark The Dragon. Co-authored by Jess Webb with illustrations by acclaimed artist Sarah Massini,
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A children’s charity has warned of a “national childhood emergency” after a survey found less than a quarter of young people think childhood is better now than it was for
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Sarah, Duchess of York was among the people who offered to try to help secure PPE in the early months of the Covid crisis, an inquiry has heard. The royal
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Three people have died amid a listeria outbreak linked to desserts supplied to NHS hospitals and care homes. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it has been investigating five
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A deaf TikTok star who died after ingesting a poison she ordered online was assessed as being at “high risk” of suicide two days before her death, an inquest has
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