A hospital boss has warned patients may be despatched up to 88 miles away for treatment in a stark message to staff over a bed crisis at its hospital. Chief
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Waiting lists for victims of rape and serious sexual assault have risen to their longest on record, with some people having to wait two years for specialist support. The latest
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Staff at a Rape Crisis centre forced to close its counselling services waiting list earlier this year due to funding pressures said the decision was “heart-breaking”. Jocelyn Anderson, long-serving chief
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A hospital electrician has admitted murdering then sexually assaulting two women decades before carrying out dozens of sex attacks on corpses in mortuaries. David Fuller, 67, pleaded guilty to murdering
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Tens of thousands of care home staff in England have not been fully vaccinated against coronavirus and are set to lose their jobs next week, latest figures suggest. Around 89.4%
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A 93-year-old woman was beaten to death with a walking stick by a fellow care home resident, a jury has found. Eileen Dean, who suffered from dementia, was attacked in
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Nurses’ moral has never been so low as they start voting on whether to take industrial action in the ongoing dispute over NHS pay, the Government has been warned. The
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The Government has said it expects its mandatory vaccination policy to help reduce shortages from care home staff being off due to coronavirus, ahead of a feared exodus next week.
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Mental health support services for children and young people face a “domino effect” due to significant financial challenges facing organisations in the community, a coalition of groups has warned. Ministers
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The Government is set to announce mandatory vaccines for frontline NHS workers. It is understood that ministers intend to announce shortly that compulsory vaccines will be introduced from April for
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