A care home resident died alone while her daughter was left in a waiting room, a watchdog has found. The daughter suffered “avoidable distress” by not being informed her mother
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A heavily-pregnant nurse working with Covid patients at the start of the pandemic felt “pressured” to return to work despite concerns for her safety, her inquest heard. Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong,
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Care home workers could be legally required to be vaccinated against Covid-19 under plans being considered by the Government, according to the Health Secretary. Matt Hancock (pictured) said that “no
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People with a severe mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack than those without a psychiatric diagnosis, new research has suggested. Experts at the University of
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A visually impaired woman who took legal action after alleging the Government failed to provide her with accessible shielding information during the pandemic has reached an out-of-court agreement, her lawyers
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A critical care nurse who shared a tearful video of herself urging people to stop panic-buying food at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed she is considering leaving
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People living in the most deprived areas of England face a gap of almost two decades of life in good general health compared with those in the least deprived areas,
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Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight are not entitled to the minimum wage for their whole shift, the Supreme Court has ruled.
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Lawyers have voiced their opposition to proposals for juryless trials in serious sex crime cases. A cross-justice review group has recommended that a new specialist court which operates with “trauma-informed”
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Key funding described as a “lifeline” for the social care sector during the coronavirus pandemic has been extended, the Government has announced. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the sector will
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