Social care workers report highest prevalence of long Covid among employment groups
Around six in 10 people with long Covid in the UK are likely to have been suffering the symptoms for a year or more, figures suggest. Some 1.2 million of
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Petition calling for fair pay for nursing staff signed by 100,000 people
A petition signed by 100,000 members of the public, nursing staff and patients will be delivered to 10 Downing Street on Thursday calling on the Prime Minister to pay nursing
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Judge condemns ‘scandalous’ situation over vulnerable youngster ‘marooned’ in hospital
A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of suitable placements for vulnerable children after being told how a 12-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties had been “marooned”
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Plan to fix children’s social care has ‘no vision’ and ‘no ambition’ – Labour
Labour has condemned the £200 million package of measures to fix children’s social care, insisting the plan has “no vision” and “no ambition” for the most vulnerable children. Education Secretary
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Shake-up of children’s social care announced but critics say plans fall far short of what is required
Families with vulnerable youngsters will be given extra support before they reach crisis point under a sweeping shake-up of children’s social care. The plan, which follows criticism of the safeguarding
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Ambulance staff attended emergencies without enough medicine, inspectors find
Staff at an ambulance trust frequently responded to emergencies without enough medicine, inspectors have found. A damning report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said patients were facing treatment delays
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Additional 1,500 patients of rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson to be recalled
Around 1,500 more patients of convicted breast surgeon Ian Paterson will be recalled so their treatment can be investigated. Spire Healthcare, which runs private hospitals, said the patients were being
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‘Dramatic increase’ in staff co-operation urged for inquiry into 2,000 mental health deaths
Staff will be compelled to give evidence to an inquiry examining around 2,000 mental health patient deaths if there is not a “quantum leap” in co-operation, according to the Government.
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DHSC has ‘missed deadline’ for next year’s pay award impacting over million NHS staff
The Department of Health and Social Care has missed the deadline for submitting evidence on next year’s pay award for more than a million NHS staff, MPs have been told.
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People with alcohol issues ‘slipping through the net’, health body warns
People with drinking problems could be “slipping through the net” due to health workers not recording their drinking habits properly, a national health body has warned. The National Institute for
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