More than a third of prisoners showed symptoms of severe anxiety disorder following lockdown measures introduced during the Covid pandemic, research has indicated. The report Coping with Covid in Prisons
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Drugmakers Pfizer and Flynn have been fined almost £70 million after they overcharged the NHS for a life-saving epilepsy drug, the competition watchdog has announced. The Competition and Markets Authority
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The number of filled social care jobs in England has fallen for the first time in almost a decade as the sector struggles to attract and keep staff, figures show.
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A lack of investment into social care worker pay, while NHS workers have been promised a rise, has been described by a care group as “another act of treachery” towards
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Three bereaved fathers who raised nearly £1 million for a suicide prevention charity after their sponsored walk went viral have announced plans for a UK-wide challenge. Mike Palmer, Andy Airey
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The NHS in England could face a shortfall of almost 40,000 nurses by 2024, according to new analysis. Despite numbers of nursing staff increasing, it has been estimated that the
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Unresolved disputes between the Government and suppliers of poor quality personal protective equipment (PPE) could cost the taxpayer £2.7 billion, MPs have warned. “Significant failings” by the Department of Health
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The Government is on a collision course with public sector workers including nurses and teachers after announcing pay rises which were attacked as a real-terms wage cut. One union leader
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There is no clear evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, researchers have said, as they called into question the widespread use of antidepressants. The new review of
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Almost half of 16-25-year-olds have gone to bed hungry in the last year, according to research laying bare the “devastating” impact of food insecurity on young people. A lack of
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