The Prime Minister has defended NHS Test and Trace, which could end up costing the taxpayer £37 billion, after MPs said there was “no clear evidence” it cut coronavirus infections.
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A nursing home where seven residents died after suffering poor care would have been closed much sooner had the scandal happened today, an inquest has heard. Margaret Rooney, deputy chief
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The Government has been urged to publish outstanding Covid contracts by the end of the week after being accused of “corruption”. Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Rachel Reeves
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Almost 400 submissions, including 39 so potentially serious they have been referred to the relevant statutory authorities, are being considered by the Whyte Review into allegations of abuse and bullying
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Religious leaders and sports coaches could be banned from having sex with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care under plans to expand child abuse laws. The move would close a
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Scots cancer patients are relying on “handouts” to pay for essentials such as heating and clothes, according to a charity. Figures show Macmillan Cancer Support provided £1.2m in grants last
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Social care providers have had to take “drastic action” to remain sustainable because of consistent cost pressures amid the coronavirus crisis, which has taken a heavy toll on workers in
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The Government has been heavily defeated in the Lords over cross-party demands for disabled people to be protected from abuse by carers. Peers backed an amendment extending protections under the
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Nearly 11,000 people in the UK could be living with undiagnosed breast cancer due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a charity has warned. Breast Cancer Now calculated that fewer referrals and
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Three out of four NHS workers affected by the Government’s controversial 1% pay offer are women, according to research by the Labour Party. The Opposition said women have been disproportionately
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