Members of the public have been invited to share the lessons they believe should be learned from the Scottish Government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Let’s Be Heard: Sharing Scotland’s
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The number of “excess deaths” linked to diabetes has risen to higher than expected levels, a charity has warned. Diabetes UK said that there were more than 7,000 excess deaths
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More than 43,000 people were declared dead by the time an ambulance arrived last year, according to statistics given to the Liberal Democrats. The data, revealed following Freedom of Information
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Bereaved families have raised concerns over the amount of time proposed by the UK Covid-19 inquiry to examine the response of the governments of Wales and Northern Ireland to the
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Many of those who died in the Covid-19 pandemic in Northern Ireland were ultimately victims of the dire state of the region’s health service prior to the pandemic, the chair
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Millions of pounds of compensation promised by ministers to relatives of frontline health and social care workers who died during the pandemic may remain unclaimed, according to a union. Unison
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Boris Johnson deflected and blamed everyone but himself as he faced questions over partygate, a campaign group representing families bereaved in the pandemic said. It was described as “especially galling”
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The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry will seek to place the experiences of people affected by the pandemic at its forefront, its chairman has said. Lord Brailsford (pictured) said he wants to
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Bereaved families and campaigners warned “lessons are not being learned” to deal with violence against women and girls, telling ministers: “Warm words are no longer enough.” They stood in silence
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A Cambridge University professor is lending his support to parents who are campaigning for a statutory public inquiry examining around 2,000 mental health patient deaths. Leading autism researcher Professor Sir
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