Sajid Javid has defended moves to hire a £71,000-a-year official responsible for the NHS Covid pass, despite the document no longer being required to enter venues. The Health Secretary told
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The Government is being urged to increase investment in long Covid research after being warned that patients are suffering under a “postcode lottery” in care. The Royal College of Nursing
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The Government’s chief scientific adviser has said it is “disappointing” that Downing Street and Whitehall officials did not stick to the rules aimed at preventing Covid. Sir Patrick Vallance, 62,
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Nursing staffing levels will only be improved if the Government awards an above-inflation pay rise, ministers are being told. Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),
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NHS Wales could take seven years or more to return its waiting list to pre-pandemic levels, according to the public spending watchdog. Auditor General Adrian Crompton (pictured) said “concerted action”
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The NHS needs 13,000 more beds across the UK to improve “grim” A&E waits, ambulance response times and handover delays outside hospitals, a new report has found. The Royal College
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Another Tory MP has joined a growing number of colleagues calling for the Prime Minister to face a confidence vote, suggesting the tally may now be “close” to triggering a
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More than a fifth of care home beds in England are unfilled, according to new estimates. The number of care home residents has fallen by around 8% since before the
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Boris Johnson has been accused of watering down the rules for ministers after it was made clear they will not automatically lose their jobs if they breach the Ministerial Code.
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Rishi Sunak has insisted he did not time handing out £21 billion worth of cost-of-living support to deflect from the controversy over Downing Street lockdown parties. The Chancellor bowed to
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