Medics have written a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to massively increase investment in NHS staffing. Groups and unions representing NHS workers have said increased demand for
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The Government faces possible legal action after a former Conservative parliamentary candidate was revealed as the contact for a £100 million deal for personal protective equipment (PPE). The contract to
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Union and charity leaders have joined forces to urge the Government to reform minimum wage laws affecting thousands of care workers. Unison and Mencap have written jointly to the Prime
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More than a quarter of local government workers in Scotland have sought medical help for mental health issues in the past year, a trade union survey has indicated. More than
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Staff managing social housing for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea adopted an “us vs them” mentality towards residents of the Grenfell Tower in the months before the fire
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Fewer care homes closed during 2020 than in previous years, which may be due to Government coronavirus funding having “interrupted that normal pattern of closures”, a committee has been told.
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An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy. Representatives for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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Two further deaths have been confirmed in connection with a Covid-19 outbreak at a Devon care home, police said. A total of 11 deaths have been reported at Holmesley Care
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Seven people are to be prosecuted for alleged mistreatment of patients at a Northern Ireland hospital for adults with severe learning disabilities and mental health needs. It is understood the
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Government guidance requiring care home residents to isolate for 14 days if they leave their facility encourages care homes to act unlawfully by “falsely imprisoning” residents, say campaigners who are
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