The Government’s chief scientific adviser has said it is “disappointing” that Downing Street and Whitehall officials did not stick to the rules aimed at preventing Covid. Sir Patrick Vallance, 62,
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Boris Johnson insisted he had secured a “decisive” victory despite a confidence vote which saw 148 of his own MPs try to oust him. Tory MPs voted by 211 to
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Patients will be at the centre of proceedings in an inquiry into allegations of abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, the inquiry chairman has stated. Tom Kark QC, chairman of the
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Nursing staffing levels will only be improved if the Government awards an above-inflation pay rise, ministers are being told. Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
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Labour is calling for the public spending watchdog to investigate the Government’s plans to deliver 40 new hospitals following reports of delays in the programme. In a letter to the
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Incidents of violence at health centres and GP surgeries have almost doubled in five years, according to figures. Public order offences including threatening behaviour have also increased and incidents of
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A mentally-ill man has been locked up indefinitely after stabbing his 81-year-old father to death. Frank Samuel, 54, was heard to say “don’t call me Frankie” as he attacked father-of-four
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Rising levels of child poverty may be contributing to thousands more children going into care in England, research suggests. Child poverty is a “major preventable driver” of youngsters being removed
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Austerity policies have made an “important and substantial” contribution to the stagnation of mortality rates, researchers have said. Mortality rates throughout the 20th century fell year on year, except in
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More than half of abortions in Scotland are now taking place at home as women access early medical terminations away from a clinic, new figures have shown. Last year, 13,758
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