Putting the stretched social care system on a sustainable footing must be a key priority for the next government, a former sector boss has warned. Lyn Romeo, who stepped down
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A simple blood test could predict Parkinson’s disease seven years before symptoms appear, marking a “major step forward” in diagnosis of the condition. Researchers believe early prediction and diagnosis would
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has complained of a “total failure to appreciate” the Tories’ “superb record” of 14 years in Government. In an audio recording from an event in April, the
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A record number of people in England and Wales took out debt relief orders (DROs) in May, according to Insolvency Service figures. The number of DROs reached a new record
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Scotland’s First Minister has challenged Scottish Labour to stand up to Sir Keir Starmer in demanding an end to the two-child benefit cap. John Swinney (pictured) has said the 2017
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The NHS will be encouraged to buy up social care beds in a bid to get medically-fit patients out of hospitals faster, Labour has said. Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes
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Millions of people over the age of 50 in the UK have concerns about struggling to access healthcare, according to new analysis by Age UK. It comes as one elderly
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Consideration is being given to raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland. Under current legislation children aged 10 can be arrested and taken to a youth court
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The proportion of people waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E departments has typically been higher in Wales than either England or Scotland over the past decade,
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The number of children affected by the two-child benefit cap will rise by a third over the next five years, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned. The limit currently
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