Disabled woman died days after being dropped by care home workers, inquest told
A disabled woman lay on the floor moaning in pain for more than an hour and a half after being dropped by care home workers days before she died, an
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Delays in patients leaving hospital could cost NHS average of £395 per night – King’s Fund
Delays in people leaving hospital in England could be costing an average of £395 per night, according to researchers at a health think tank. The direct costs of delayed discharges
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UK hospices ‘face funding crisis and need extra £120m to pay staff’, chief execs warn
UK hospices are facing a funding crisis and will need to find an extra £120m to match the NHS pay offer to staff, chief executives have warned. The charity Hospice
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Northern Ireland healthcare workers pause strike action after talks announced
Unions have said they will pause further strike action by healthcare workers after securing a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris over pay. Mr Heaton-Harris and the Department of
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Ex-town councillor who racked up debts running care home is jailed over £430k tax fraud
A former town councillor who tried to steal more than £430,000 through the Government’s Eat Out to Help out scheme has been jailed for two and a half years. Mohammed
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Over 750,000 report long Covid for two years with care workers highest among employed groups
More than three-quarters of a million people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had the virus at least two years ago, new figures suggest. Some
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Government got rid of more than three billion items of PPE bought during pandemic
The Government has shed more than three billion items of personal protective equipment (PPE) it bought during the pandemic, figures have shown. Data from the Department of Health and Social
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Broken social care system ‘cannot be tweaked’, warns Archbishop of Canterbury
The country’s social care system is broken and “cannot be tweaked”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has told Parliament as he stressed the need for a fundamental rethink. While funding mattered,
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Nursery workers facing £6,000 pay cuts protest as some fear losing their homes
Nursery workers facing pay cuts of up to £6,000 have protested outside council offices, warning that some fear losing their homes. Parents joined nursery staff and union members in the
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NHS reimbursement payments ‘not reaching’ at-home dialysis patients
Kidney patients are not receiving funds they are entitled to which help with the cost of performing treatments at home, a charity has said. Patients whose kidneys are not working
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