Families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 told Scotland’s Deputy First Minister an inquiry into their deaths has “betrayed” promises to keep them front and centre, a solicitor has said.
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A 21-year-old who claimed Asian men groomed her for an international sex trafficking ring told a “pack of lies”, a court has heard. Eleanor Williams, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, said she
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The general manager of a care home has given the gift of music back to his “inspiring” former schoolteacher who now lives with dementia. Neil Gandecha, 40, was reunited with
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NHS England is looking at new plans to speed up the discharge of people stuck in hospital beds who are medically fit to leave. Hospitals are under increasing pressure due
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A former GP accused of a spate of sexual assaults manipulated and groomed younger patients to persuade them to have vaginal and breast examinations, a court has heard. Manish Shah,
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One in five residential care workers in the UK were living in poverty before the cost-of-living crisis, new analysis suggests. Care home and assisted living staff are far more likely
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More than a quarter of England’s adult social care workforce is over 55 and may retire in the next decade, a report warns. At almost 11%, care worker vacancy rates
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Fewer unpaid carers are receiving council support or respite breaks, while official spending is falling, according to analysis revealing a “widening gulf” between Government rhetoric and reality. Millions of people
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Nearly a quarter of mental health patients (23%) wait more than 12 weeks to start treatment, with many so desperate they turn to A&E or dial 999, a royal college
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An NHS service helping people who are receiving mental health support with their employment will be rolled out nationally, the Government has announced. Some £122 million is being invested to
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