New proposals to improve the quality of social care by restricting the use of zero-hour contracts and ensuring employers pay domiciliary care workers the national minimum wage have been unveiled
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Nurses and midwives from Europe will need to prove they have enough English to practise in the UK under new rules coming into force. From Tuesday, the Nursing and Midwifery
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An investigation will be launched after a senior family court judge concluded that a bar worker who was not prosecuted had sexually abused his two stepchildren. Mr Justice Peter Jackson,
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Dementia patients face a gamble with their chances of recovery due to “shockingly poor” treatment offered by some NHS hospitals, the Alzheimer’s Society has warned. A study found “shocking” variations
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Hospital emergency departments in Wales are “on the edge”, with some patients waiting for more than 24 hours, according to a leading doctor. There are problems with recruiting emergency medicine
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The NHS is to impose its own “sugar tax” in hospitals in England to help tackle the growing problem of obesity, the head of the service has said. Simon Stevens,
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Six men have been charged as part of an ongoing investigation to tackle child sexual exploitation in Rochdale. The charges relate to offences said to have been committed between 2004
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The makers of Wallace and Gromit have produced a short film to address people’s misconceptions about dementia. The online video from Aardman Animations features former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston,
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Investigations into dozens of youngsters considered for prosecution in Northern Ireland over indecent images of children have been halted, prosecutors said. Child protection expert Jim Gamble has proposed that the
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Improving mental health services are among the Welsh Government’s key priorities over the next three years, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced today as he launched the formal consultation
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