A series of “injustices” are embedded in the current social care system but long-term funding and reform plans have been delayed by coronavirus, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock
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There are growing signs tough new Covid-19 lockdown measures could be imposed across Birmingham by the end of the week after infections rocketed. The infection rate in Birmingham now stands
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Coronavirus must be taken very seriously again or the UK will face “a bumpy ride over the next few months”, a deputy chief medical officer has warned after a “big
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Tens of thousands of people with so-called “long Covid” have had symptoms of illness for more than three months, reports suggest. Professor Tim Spector, who is leading the Covid Symptom
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Suspected coronavirus infections recorded at the peak of the pandemic were three times higher than the number of officially confirmed cases, new research has claimed. GPs recorded 8,985 suspected cases
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A local lockdown in the county borough of Caerphilly will not be lifted until October “at the very least”, Wales’s health minister has said. People will not be allowed to
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An independent probe has been ordered into Covid-19 outbreaks at a Northern Ireland hospital after the death of a fourth patient. Three wards at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh
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Councils must have more powers over tax, an organisation representing local authorities in Scotland has said. The demand is one of several in a new Blueprint for Local Government document
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The number of children referred to social care services for support fell by nearly a fifth during the height of the lockdown, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. Figures
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The number of people being trafficked into the UK could increase as criminals look to exploit those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an expert has warned. Unseen UK chief
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