Matt Hancock has defended his record as health secretary, hitting out at a “toxic culture” and “deep unpleasantness” at the heart of Government during the pandemic. The former minister (pictured)
Read More
Matt Hancock has hit back at claims he wanted to decide “who should live and who should die” if hospitals became overwhelmed by coronavirus patients. The accusation was made at
Read More
Norovirus levels in England are “much higher” than last year, with hundreds of patients in hospital with symptoms, figures show. It comes amid evidence that winter pressures on the NHS
Read More
Care and outcomes for people with learning disabilities are still often below acceptable standards compared with the general population, a report into avoidable deaths has concluded. The proportion of such
Read More
Nottingham City Council has become the latest local authority to issue a Section 114 notice, blaming its financial problems on real-terms cuts in Government funding and rising demand for services.
Read More
Around six children in every classroom need mental health support, but many struggle to get the help that they need, experts have warned. A “perfect storm” of the Covid-19 pandemic,
Read More
The social care sector has been too fragmented and must come together to “pool our forces” if it is to secure the funding and change needed for its future, the
Read More
People with Covid-19 were discharged to care homes over fears about the NHS getting “clogged up”, the pandemic inquiry has heard. Professor Dame Jenny Harries (pictured), England’s deputy chief medical
Read More
Michael Gove has apologised to victims and bereaved families for Government “errors” during the pandemic as he listed what he believed were the failings, including locking down too late. But
Read More
The operation of a scheme designed to transfer unaccompanied child asylum seekers from the care of one council to another has improved in recent months, a High Court judge says.
Read More