A senior health official on a board overseeing one of the worst-hit areas of the UK for coronavirus in the early days of the pandemic has said it was unable
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Social workers will be placed in schools across the country to help identify children at risk of abuse and neglect, the Government has announced. Nearly £10 million of funding from
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Overseas health and care staff will be exempted from the fee levied on migrants to pay for the NHS in a U-turn from Boris Johnson which came after mounting pressure
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One of the UK’s largest care home providers will now give full pay to workers self-isolating as they wait to be tested for coronavirus. HC-One staff members were told of
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Concerns have been raised with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) over the speed of coronavirus testing in care homes in Wales. Helena Herklots, the Older People’s Commissioner for
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The Welsh Government has defended its policy on coronavirus testing in care homes after it was reported to the human rights watchdog. The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales reported the
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A council worker who stole more than £260,000 meant for care homes has been jailed for four years. Grandmother Karen Kavanagh, 60, took the money over a period of almost
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Boris Johnson has refused to scrap a charge on overseas health workers for using the NHS, claiming the Government would struggle to find alternative sources of cash. Labour leader Sir
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Families and dependants of migrant NHS support staff who die as a result of contracting coronavirus will be granted indefinite leave to remain, the Government has announced. It follows criticism
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A judge has approved a care plan which will allow a man with learning disabilities to meet “friends” he has found in gay chat rooms. Mr Justice Cobb has ruled
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