A woman whose father died of Covid-19 while in hospital said she felt he was viewed as “disposable”. Melanie Hunter’s father, John Cowan was placed on a do not resuscitate
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Police who have removed the bodies of 35 people and the suspected ashes of a number of others from a funeral directors have said they are investigating a “truly horrific
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Thousands of blind and partially sighted people are being denied their right to support after sight loss, a charity has said. A new report by the sight-loss charity RNIB suggests
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Actor James Nesbitt has launched Marie Curie’s annual Great Daffodil Appeal in Belfast. The star, from Coleraine, met Marie Curie volunteers, whom he described as “the lifeblood” of the charity,
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The UK Government not sharing information led to delays in introducing testing for care home residents in Wales during the pandemic, an inquiry has been told. Vaughan Gething (pictured), the
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On-the-run mother Constance Marten has told jurors that she and her partner planned to pay someone to smuggle their baby daughter abroad. The aristocrat, 36, and her partner Mark Gordon
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Care provider Priory Healthcare has been fined £650,000 for safety failings linked to the death of a patient who was hit by a train after absconding from a mental health
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The chief inspector of Ofsted will say he is serious about the watchdog “doing better” as he launches a major consultation into its future direction. Sir Martyn Oliver will pledge
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Staffing and time pressures in social care risk the “nightmare scenario” that older people could be being unjustifiably deprived of their freedom, Age UK has warned in a new report.
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The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the system reached a record level last year, with referrals for women and children both at all-time highs. Some 17,004
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