Children’s hospices are suffering after seeing their statutory funding frozen or slashed this year, while adult hospices are also complaining of a lack of fair and sustainable funding. Hospice UK
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A lack of knowledge about breast cancer symptoms other than a lump is putting the health of older women at risk, experts have warned. One in three women diagnosed with
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The majority of people in Britain are harmed by others’ drinking, according to a new report. The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) said its research had found that one in
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Victims of human trafficking are being let down by the authorities and could fall back into the hands of criminal gangs, a report has warned. The Human Trafficking Foundation (HTF)
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Introducing a National Living Wage for council staff and care workers needs to be considered in the wider debate about council funding, as analysis by the Local Government Association reveals
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The troubled inquiry into historical child abuse will finally be officially opened today. Its head, Judge Lowell Goddard, will give an opening statement to set out the “guiding principles”. The
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The sexual abuse of children has left “scars” on victims and society, the chair of the long-awaited independent inquiry into historical abuse has said. Judge Lowell Goddard, formally opening the
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People whose friend or relative died in a hospital have rated their end of life care “significantly lower” than those whose loved ones died in a hospice, care home or
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The first Conservative-only Budget for almost 20 years was “regressive”, taking “much more” from the poor than the rich, a respected economic thinktank has found. The Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Midwives, obstetricians and gynaecologists should receive mandatory training about female genital mutilation (FGM), according to new guidelines on treating pregnant women who have undergone the procedure. The Royal College of
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