Almost a million older customers are suffering poor customer service at the hands of energy suppliers but not complaining about it, research has found. The main reason those aged 65
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Major employers such as HSBC and the BBC are to introduce “blind” recruitment of graduates in a bid to curb discrimination against candidates with “ethnic-sounding names”, David Cameron announced. The
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A two-tier care home system could be created if proper funding is not offered to pay staff the new national living wage, the Government has been warned. A study by
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A consultation has been launched on the draft human rights and wellbeing principles that underpin the development of new National Care Standards for health and social care services in Scotland.
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Record numbers of cancer patients are relying on charity grants for essentials such as clothing and heating. Macmillan Cancer Support said thousands of people struggle every year to cope with
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will today highlight efforts being made to help and support young people with mental health issues during a visit to Dundee. William and Kate,
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A bid to improve palliative care for the seriously ill and dying has been launched in the Lords. Independent crossbencher Baroness Finlay of Llandaff said Britain could be proud of
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The number of drug-related deaths in Wales has fallen by 30% over the last five years, the Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething has confirmed. Deaths from drug misuse in 2014
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An innovative new service providing older people with expert medical and social care in their own home has been launched in Belfast. The new Acute Care at Home team involves
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Almost 1,100 jobs are to go at one of Scotland’s biggest councils under plans to plug a £68 million black hole in its budget over the next two years. North
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